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Cl-‘ARLOTYETOVIN, cANAoA, WEDNESDAY,‘ lJlTN-E I1. 193s

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NEW

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Joint Commissit 1 Pro- posed T0 Develop Plans And Advise Governments.

(By R. K. Carnegie) (Canadian Press Staff Writer) OTTAWA, May 30—A broad plan

or future utilization of uhc Great

l = es-St. Lawrence basin. envision-

-» provision for a, 2'1 foot deep

eewny from the ocean to the head

f the lakes by the end of 1949. is

ontained ln n new draft water-

‘ ays treaty submitted bv the Unit-

d States to Canada and made

uhLc here tonight.

It combines in a somewhat alter-

i form the St. Lawrence 'lreaty| 1982 and the Nlasara. CKDVQIIUORl

f 1929, both rejected by tlic Unit-l

d States Senate. Designed to meet

e objections of Ontario to tie-v

elop power to the international: oton before it hod a. market t0’ andon it. the treaty would pro- de for delay until the end of 1949. In addition the proposed treaty

ould provide for:

An international commission to velop plans and advise lhe two overnments in a. prom-am to make e most advantageous use of the ntire Great Lakes-St. Lawrence

s n

Remedial works to preserve the autv of_ Niagara. Permission to Ontario to divert atar from the Albany River basin s to the Great Lakes and utilize it t Niagara. .The Niagara Convention some of 1.‘. e features of which are embodied ;- the draft treaty was rejected bv e Un.ted States Senate in 1930 fter it had been approved bv the ‘- ‘eclian Parliament. The deep atekwav treaty failed to act a sui- lcient malorltv in the U. S. lie ie in 1934. The Canadian Parlia- cnt withheld action on it until ts fate Ln Washington was known.

PROVISIONS SIMILAR.

'1')“; new droic treaty. tabled in e House oi Commons tonight. ollowe the general lines of the revinus treaties with certain im- ortsnt changes.

Under the old waterways treaty lo development oi the interna- ional section of the st. Laurence iver. which extends approximate- v from Prescott. Ont.. to belo ornwall, was to be carried out bv loint commission. which would pportlon the costs between the two

Under the new treaty there uld be a joint commission of not ore than 10 members. an equal

each 10v- rnment, which would prepare lens for the section. The develop- en would be dnnn bv each 20v-

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llbrtime Boil Jun a b Marie Y- p. U. e I-yiozi-o-l-zl.

"Cruisers big Variety C°11¢9Ti and dance St. Peters, ‘Thursday- Juno 2nd. 1s-i029-6-l-2i.

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" meetlnz fthe conservatives of Ooveheld mil will be held-in tho Hall on Saturday. Juno 4th at 8 P. M. In D. Carr. 14-1014-0-1-2.

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Both Sides-(iaim Victory In Large - scale Fight. Ground Forces Deadlocked.

(By LLOYD LEHBRAS Associated Prc>s Foreign Staff) SHANGHAI. June b-(Wednes-

ds/yl-Boih Chinese and Japanese ’claimed victory today in one of the greatest alr battles Oi the war in which more than 100 planes fought high over Hankow.

A Japanese naval communique declared 30 Japanese planes raided General Chlang Kai-Sheks pro- visional capital and shot down 20 Chinese planes while one of their own failed to return.

China's aviation headquarters, however, declared 54 Japanese

lanes attempt/ed to make the raid uL were beaten off with a loss of 15 planes. Disputing Japanae re- ports that the Hankzrw Airfield was heaivlly bombed. Chinese declared the Japanese were prevented from col-tying out the raid.

While Japanese planes struck at Honlww ondpanton, ground_forces

MRS. WYANB x. a n VERNMENT cniiiiiiiiiils

The Campbell Government has made a settlement with Mrs. Oath- erine Wyand for compensation and lndenmity with regard to her land at Cavendish which they desire to have enclosed in the new National Park.

At a conference between Mrs. Wyand aild the Campbell Govern- ment, at which the Dominion Government was represented by Senator John E. Sinclair, it was agreed that the Campbell Govern- ment. would allow Mrs. Wyand two acres in the Perk area. directly be- hind the 155 acre she owns on the shore front. permit her to remove her buildings to the ne-w location, and give her right of way to the shore front, the vacated property to be left unlncumbered by any permanent buildings.

In compensation the Government will also pay Mrs. Wyand $8,000. She receives s. 2i years’ lease of her new premises st a. nominal rental, with the right of renewal.

'lhe previous offer made to Mrs. Wyand was the payment of $1.935, together with a piece of land out- side the Park which she considered entirely unsuited for her purposes.

0f both armies apparently were deadlocked again in the vicinity of Lanfeng. along the Lunghai Railroad in Central Chino

Severe fighting was reported a- mong the mud-walled villages be- tween the Lunghai and the Yellow River with Chinese troop: "till counter-attacking to break the Jop- anese drive westward toward Han- kow.

Fbr the ‘fourth successive day Japanese air raiders attacked Can- ton. metrcpolis of South China through whch most of China's munitions come from abroad.

A survey of the damages of the first three raids indicated o pro- bmble death toll of 600. But the fourth raid yesterday failed, Chin- ese said. because the arrival of 40 planes overnight "from somewhere in the north" caught the Japanese

by surpri-‘e.

Presbyteriaiis Prepare T0 Elect New Moderator

TORONTO, May 31 -Electi0n of a. moderator to succeed Rev. Dr. Huih. Munroe of New Glasgow will be one of the first duties of the commissioners when the 64th an- nual general assembly of the Pres- byterian church opens in Calvin church here Wednesday evening.

Many prominent minister have been nominated for‘the honor by Presbyterlss throughout thrwilwm- inion but the appointment rests entirely with the assembly and the new moderator mist rank as a. commissioner of that body.

Ministers nominated and eligible as commissioners include Rev. Dr. Alexander Esler, Vancouver; Rev. Dr. Stuart C. Parker. Toronto; Rev. Dr. S. Banks Nelson, Hamil- ton; Rev. W. W. MacKav. Weston Ont; Rev. Peter R/elth, Tara, Ont. and Rev. Dr D. MacOdrum. Brockvllle, Ont.

$40,000 Granted Halifax Airport

OTTAWA. May fill-Mayor Wal- ter Mitchell of Halifax announced today the Gnvnrnment has agreed to spend $40000 improving Hull- fav rlrnort.

The expenditure will ("mo out oi this vcarfls intimates. The air- port. built b" the city ivithout oasis-twee will he on o feeder line of the Trsns-Canadn Air Lines ivhen the "l" service is ex-

Furnishings To Be Sold At Auction

TORONTO. lvlay 31—-(CP)--An entire week's auction sale will be held at Chorlev Park. former resi- dence of Ontario lieuL-govemor. starting June 30 i; was announ today by Hon. Colin Campbell. Min- ister of Public Works.

The entire contents of the resi- dence will be sold w‘thout reserve. While some of the furnishings have been brought t0 thdllfBSfllt Qua!‘ ters of the lieutenant-governor at Queen's Perk since the Government discontinued appropriations 1o: up- keep of the Cho-rlsy Park. a Great deal of value/ole furniture remains to be sold.

Enthralled As Bishop Of Prince Albert

Pnmco: Alamo‘. may 81-0111’) -Am.ld colorful surroundings . mginnid Duprat was elevated to the office of Roman Catholic Blob- on of Prince Albert tcdav by H‘! liixoeillenov Archbtshw PJ. Mon- ohan of Res-ins. It was the first oer- mwny oi its lotnd in the Province o! sookatchewan.

tended in the Maritlmes.

A-l-igipd h“ (‘av-don Isrior (Lib fl-iirox). w. Niltchrll conferred with Transport Minister Howe. hcrovlnst nirzh‘ on"! the ntrncrt r-izreement resulted from the meet-

nii.

‘Tndqv Mr lfiflhe" "ttended e meeting of the Fxervutive Council n! the CPT""’“'"‘\ Federation f‘? Mayor». mid 1"" for Halifax on the afternoon train.

Will Administer

Confirmation Rite

Right Reverend John I-lnckenly, D.D.. Lord B15110") oi Nova Scotle. arrived in Charlottetown last night and will be the guest of Rev. Canon E. M. Malone during his stay here.

His lordship will administer the apostolic rile of confirmation in St. Peter's Cathedral tonight.

Last night in S-t. Paul's Church t-he Bfsho conferred the rite of oonfinma. on on 1i candidates. Rev. Dr. I-Iaslam of ‘Xvi-onto who is 1e- iieving in St. Paul's owing to the illness of the rector. Rev. H. D. Raymond. conducted ih: Rev. Canon Malone also took part.

Mrs. 1". M. Nash rendered o vocal. solo during the service. Miss - lion Earle was organist.

Czech Troops AreWithdrawn

From German

PRAHA. MB? ill-KAIU-Alutrhcr- itatlve smircee sold today 0mm- Qlflilflk troops were helm withdrawn gradimJ-ly from the German border

mfiifinnnooeioaeo éuhrmr ‘at’ resh- njml _ lcllsts J W W? woo ‘Ipecwhen m Naai-OmchoeIovak t lee flared Mo. 21. have been recalled. The thirm€fi t 9'0"“ is to continue 3:311! lfl m! h

ma; re c . “Qtelm off; me thirdxof a series a nwnm 1 elections is oolngleied June l8. t is hoped that a: international slniatlon and reluti between Czechoslovak; and the Eudeien Gznéiapoin-kriorltyéxxilm: If“ imprmmggn-Q ' ernflone will h! Mifficient.

Border Region

“M: Plfléfigof-IIIBW“

extend grc troops e

six-mile borda". neutmi none the

(‘Jiiuzhoeiovak Government applied military lanes

mtterlollae today. field queries they might be iesum

ed .

Neiththelida flnorthelifbyfi mold eleeione. in which the Budeteim German (Nan) Potty re- ceived an overwhelming" majority of Gcman votes out. red mat- erially the oueetions hivolved in motif-ions. However. they strength- ened Noel leader Konrled minim’: whit-ion lo mokeemon or Gen- msg minority.

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NEW BUILDING lElHSlATlllN Ill qiiivl

Finance Ministe: Dun- n i n g Introduces Municipal Improve- m e n t s Assistance Act.

OTTAWA. May 31 ecial ses- sions of the provincial egislatures may be called during the summer to enable provinces and municipal- ities to fulfil requirements of new federal leglslotiondesigned to re. vive the building industry. Finance Wnister Dunning told the House of Commons today as he introduced "The Municipal Improvements As- sistance Act, 1938."

The bill would authorize the Federal Government to make loans up to an aggregate of $30,000,000 to municipalities for the construc- tion of self-liquidating works at an interest rate of two per cent per annum. providing the provincial governments approve the projects and guarantee rslpayrmnt of prin- cipal and interest by the municip-

Moncton Board 0f Trade Upposes Rail Unification Plan

MONCTUN, N. B., May 31- lcPl-At a special meeting of the Moncton Board of Trade tonight B. committee of rune was named to study proposed iuiiiicatlon oi Can- adas railway systems. prepare pro- tests in the form of resolutions and seek aid of the Saint John. Hal- ifax. 'f‘ru.i~o and Sydney Boards of Trade lIi opposing the plan,

Adoption of the proposal would mean abandonment oi about half the Canadian National Railways lines in New Brunswick. said Am- brosei Wheeler president of the local

boar .

“In preference to amalgamation," sugflcsled Du‘. O. B. Price, "we might ask the Government to remove. if necessary, the ol lnteroolonial Railway from the C. N. R, system."

O. H. BIQkCDYY, M.L A.. recom- plams be made for a united Maritime from in opposit- ion to the proposal.

Rand Mat-heson, manager oi the Transportation Commission oi (he lvfaritime Board of Trade said the matter could be placed before the Commission at it; meeting here June 1'7.

FIlTl-IIRIIAYS

alltles.

Other legislation of s similar character would be introduced this session. the Minister said, and it was assumed he referred to the proposed bill to assist the construc- tion of low-cost, low-rental hous- m.

General Approval

The bill, which Mr. Dunning said marked a new departure in Fed- oral legislation. was received with general approval by n11 parties in the House. It was Conservativ Leader Bennett who suggested the‘ under existing laws some of the provincial governments might not be able to give guarantees and municipalities in some provinces might not be able to borrow with- out special legislation.

Mr. Dunning said the laws of the provinces varied so widely with record to municipal financing and ttuarimtees it had been found im- possible to draft a bill which would be efiective in all of them. 1t was honed the scheme would be so st- tractlve the legislatures might be called together for a. few days to enact legislation necessary to per- mit the requirements of the meas- ure to be met.

The bill authorizes the Minister of Finance. with the approval of the Governor-in-Council, to make agreements for loans to municipa- litles to enable them to pay the whole or part of the cost of con- struction or making improvements to or renewals of a municipal wat- erworks system, gas plant, electric liyht system or any other self-liq- uidating project.

The principal conditions which must be met before a. loan can be made are:

1. The municipality must dem- onstrate to the satisfaction of the i Minister that any project to be financed out of the proceeds of a. loan is self-liquidating. that is that when completed it will result in an increase in municipal revenue suf- ficlent to pay the annual charges for interest on and amortization of the loan.

2. The construction of the proj- ect must be urgently required and assist in the relief of unemploy- merit in the municipality concern-

a D.

3. The application for a loan and the prolsct to be financed out of the proceeds must be approved by the province in which the munici- pality is situated.

4. The province must 88TH t0 guarantee payments of principal and interest. ‘

As security for the loan the Do- minion will tgke the debentures d the mllDIClDZlliY and principal in- stalments and interest must be paid semi-annually.

Name Candidates For By-election

BTAWURD. England. May 31— (OP (hble)—G.E.P. Iliorneycroft. lawyer was nominated today

ve candidate in the J1me 9 Btaffom byeleetlon to fill he Home of Com crested by the succession of Willium -Gome to the e.

of Mhnohester. who

h the 1m oi woo de- footed

by . Omidiy-Oore, now U!!! Harleoh. 16,1715 votes to 12.514 was nominated as labor condi-

Roosevelt Scraps Reorganization Bill

WASHINGTON. May 81—(A.P)— With President Roosevelt’: consent, his legislative lieutenants grem- holed the United States vern- inen nlzatlon Bill

until the next congressional ne-

n

Chairman aynin (DRE-Smith ollno) and ectinl ohllrmlll Warren (Dom-North Carol of

nor-gs l Qlvtrln n joirII, statement: "no her effort

will be mldn to

DID (hi!

It

tion Bill

$10,000 lull sius RANSUM

Fears Held For Safety; Of Lad - Federall Agents Investigate. l

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flay 3l—Tl'ie iive-year- _.

(A. P. by Guardian's PRINCETON. Fir parents of iridnr‘

old James Bailey Y... . J12, waited‘ 1,,

anxiously for retr ' the child‘. tonight, hours after delivery of $10,000 ransom at a rural rendez- vous.

Hop\ to make another con- tact ivltn the abductors, the father,’ a merchant, secluded himself in» his home with shades drawn irhlle 1 agents of the Federal Bureau ofl Investigation and all local auth-l orities withdrew. |

Cash had defied a death ihreat' against his son by notifying fed- eral officers soon after me boy was snatched from his bed lost Saturday night. Fears grew the threat might have been carried ou .

There were many supporters, in- cluding W. P. Cash, the lads uncle, for a theory the kidnappers were local residents. The child was easily frightened by strangers but the mother, helping her husband close the grocery Ior the night,

heard no outcry when he was taken. In amordance with instructions

given b the kidnap ers, the sen- ior Casi made a so itary drive in the dawn today until winking headlights gave a. signal. There he tossed a bundle of small bills, making u the $10,000 ransom to the roads de and returned in high spirits, reporting he expected word b noon as to where he could find h boy "Skeegie."

As no word came, apprehension grew. Mrs. Cash was near collapse.

Youth Confesses To Attack-slaying

(AP. By Guard.:iii's Special Wkc) CINCINNATI. Mav Ill-A l5 year old former newsbov ioday VIEWBJ the mutilated bodv oi Shirley Ann Woodburn. six. and conicsscd, no- iice said. the attack-slaying of the widen-haired child. Police Captain Patrick Hayes re- ported the vouth. Lundoerg l-ieisi. alias Trent. svas taken to sec the girls body at a mortuary. where he muttered: "I did it. I did it. but I flue? I must have been out oi my ea ..

YounR Heist was charged with urder.

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Strongly Opposed To British Plan

(A-P. By Guardian's Special Wire) MOSCOW. May 31-’I‘he semi-oi-

don Non-Intervention committee if the British proposal to French-Bosnia: frontier while mrelan volunteers in the Spanish civil war are counted. "I? p n is htended to strangle Rem lioan Spain by virtual block- ade." the neweooosr oastserteg. “The 8W3 n un er any c011 tkml loin in such measures."

Crew 0f Digby Vessel Rescued

0008?, N. 8., May 31-40?»- ocger "Edith

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May Make Statement Today On Plans For Compulsory Service.

(C. I’. by Guardian's Special Wire)

IDNDOCN. May lib-Prime Min- ister Chamberlain, it was believed tonight. would make a statement to the House of Commons tomor- row on the Govemment‘s plans for compulsory service in the event of war,

The Prime Minister today de- cllned to discuss or add anything to the announcement Monday by Slr Thomas Ynskip, Minister for Defence Coordination, that “there is certain to be in the event of war a competent authority who will allocate according to the age and capacity of each individual person a. suitable position for that person to occupy."

The Labor opposition, which called for a full explanation of the statement, declared they will request a full day's debate on the issue should the Prime Minister not clarify Sir Thomas’ words to their satisfaction.

Will Make Reply

'l‘he Prime Minister in reply to lnsistant, questioning merely in- dicated that when o. suitable. op- portunily arose the Government would make its position clear. It was believed he would seize that opportunity tomorrow with pos- sibly a debate on the question be- fore the House adjourns before the Whitsuntide weekend.

Labor leader Clement Attlee asked the Government to publish a white paper detailing measures contemplated for organization of wartime services. Mr. Chamber- lain rejected the request, declar-

sr—

“Any plans for dealing with the situation which will arise in the event of wsr will be laid before Parliament if and when the oc- casion should arise."

Government benches cheered but Mr. Attlce went on ask!

“Does not the Prime Minister consider it unfortunate in that ease that statements should have been made by a responsible min- ister in the course of debate last night which will be liable to arouse grave misapprehension in the country?"

“I am not aware of any such statement, Mr. Chamberlain re- plied, and was reminded by Wedg- wood Benn, of Sir Thomas‘ state- ment which Mr, Benn stated had meant there was a conscription not in existence, ready for legis- lative notion.

Mr. Chamberlain said the Min-

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Pontiff Celebrates Birthday Quietly

CASTEL GANDOLFO, May 81— (APi-The Papal Court gatheredin a parish church tonight for s sol- rmn Te Dcum to render thanks to God for preserving for another year the health of Pope Pius XI who celebrated his 81st birthday today.

The Pope did not attend the service which was held outside his summer villa.

The gathering included most of the dignitaries who accompanied him hero as well n5 the Podesta, or Mayor, oi Cartel Gandoilo, the