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American Position Outlined By iCol. Stimson-immediate‘ Par- ity With Britain On Every Class Of Ship In The Navy, I ‘Demand. a

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i, Great Britain was proposed by Col. tlmson who is a lengthy statement to the press revealed the points on which progress has been made. while Col. Btllnsonh statement more ly said our delegation has made sug. geetionl. it wes known to have been publlshhed with Premier MacDon- eld’s knowledge and was understood to carry with it lritish consent ne- ference was made to the trench-ital ian naval relationship problem con- sidered the hardest nut the confer- ence hlo to crack. "We have not made proposals to the French and‘ ltaliens whose pro- blems are not so directly related to ours that we feel it appropriate at this time to make suggestions. A ettlement of Italian andof French problems is essential of course to the agreement contemplated." said Col. stlrnson. with no plenary session scheduled until next ‘mssdey the American of- m- will be subiWM t» a 1W! day analysis by Japanese. French I116 Italian delegates who are today chiefly concerned in it since Great Iritain it is understood 11"“! i! in‘ tentative agreement- vlt-h ab! 5'1"" sen plan: The statement issued lllt night, h; sword said tbili. .; lzflhe o. a. weoteilecseaiate P"- lty voices-streets" t“ "ti? “l”

f (Special to The Guardian)

l whoop, Feb. 'I—Wii-1l the ﬁrst “instructive proposal for navel dia- ﬂmhlllfllt before them. 0300144 W" d” began an intensive study and discussion oi America's offer on a bu); of parity with Great Britain (p pare down her naval forces.

(h, u, and Britain reduce their battleship strenzth l0 51W?" "mu"

be pfepm by the mascot Five p0“.- Navel conference has been ratified. The British. W116i’ w" 0"?- llned in a. memorandum issued t0~ day less than Z4 hours l-iiﬂi.‘ H- 14- Stimson had tlined the American position. ‘The British memorandum ‘(so pmposed that the 1880 confer- ence treaty run until 1936 ind m“ n new conference be held in 1935- Tilc British Cabinet mot at 10 90W‘ fling Street and‘ it, was understood lt discussed development-c at the Naval Conference.

if. L. " is statement out-

lllllhgthe U. B. position made public

is received as the most impotent’- development at the Mndon Naval Conference since the 090111118 0! i!" parlcy. Immediate navalﬁlml’ with

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MEETINGS, crc.

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Washington and roan cupid en asreemeot, orqeaelvv similar to the a-s-s ratio sow in aldltmaa- 15° terms ei.’ the American evolutions-to Japan were not Iillil- ‘

3: N0 proposals were made to eith- ei- Prance or ltI-ly- ‘m! "JWMM said the U. a. was interested In. their problem which la was hoped would be settled but that Mthili] diﬂliili was offered as s screw-ion t0 tbm hceeuse their ‘problems geahat Io directly relstbd so can. '

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ulllmage Solo Y. M, C. A. Bat- urdoy, February 15th at 8.80 A. M. ' l880-2-1-2i.

"Rummage Sale _ln 5t. James’ Hell, Saturday, Iihbrusry 8th at 1r. M. lsu-a-l-al. "wllitt, Box Social. Dance, Town lail, Georgetown, Tuesday, rebrusry litil. 1010-2-0-8. "Tigers vs Grsnites, Highfleld Rink, Fell. 8th. Skate titer match." l0

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"Carnival tonight. Feb. 8, at New Glasgow Riull. Prizes given for beet ttiltumes. . l0

val conference. Rim well"!

_ . “J. F. Lord, Albany, will unload two oars coal. furnace and stove to; l

"Saturday nlcht at the Arena. ceoxmoowaal Pinned-eel school raoea f0!’ girls re pry-aim l1) W‘ t" "M" "iii boys. agreaeiaent mill-ha! f"! m‘ V‘; ent conference should ﬁsh W! 1

"Hockey at Victoria mo): Monday.

b- l0. Cave ‘ll-averse Greyhoun l! Victoria Unions; Dome Md llsee rivals clash. lasting “Wh- . ' ieoo-s- a:

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IDNDON. lthb. ‘L-‘rhe king is PNDlring to take up hie residence in 140M011 again shortly. t was pounced at Buckingham Palace that he and Queen Mary would return "l!" 1mm Bandrlnghem about Feb- rusry l5 for an indefinite period. 1t was said that no future plans for the kins! movements after the visit here had been made yet. but it was certain both would remain at the palace for some weeks. A number of state and private engagements already have been arranged for them for their stay. It is expected that the king will transact e. great deal of um and of. fiaial business.

Islander Chosen As Director

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TORONTO. Feb. o-A lively 41;- move the headqu we": of the Can.

from r-runtlngdop. Quebec, to Ottawa, marked the business meeting held in ection with the annual comm. tion cf the Association here today. Bertram Brown of Prince Edward Island was chosen a director of the Association. (Canadian lfrass) CHICAGO) lu.. Feb. 1.-_'rlic Advance Century one of the New York Central Railroads use trslsal between Chicago and New “l5 illlliail the track at Pines Itstloo. 85 miles eseb of Chicago . Mar- Tha harem car. club

. . Nr,_all_d~four_ pulhaaas followed

maie- m aircrafocewier tnnnage for tlie British Conuoonvoeeltss nevus FINII@ “I Ifiilﬂd ﬁrwtm, y” NJWIIII ie pasta’ Mapey-g clove-onset la the Dnited m“- 0.0m Oﬂillldcrs the naval wnferengg ,0! scams announce? 1t believes "thaacnlﬁwaatishtnotonlymn- 4W “have ants and building llfvebmshutpvatanendfinallyto in. ow armaments and thus constitute an important, etch, towards the ultimate elimina- tiol-ol the causes or wei- and tow- ards establishment a meson en unarsaueaia: foundation. The policy of His Rick's Government in the "tilted lﬂﬂlthn la to keep the hUls/ay of the eves open for-trade sndcommualeation and. m relation lo the eolldeel stats or the world. to flake what steps are necessary tosecure this. In estimating its hues needs. the pvnauat has slab to take in- tn account its dtiigatiolls under the covenant. of the of Nations. varttvcifeeti-laoucht-hayllbytlla security eRooded under the cpven-

' sot by its provision o! mutual atm-

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OTTAWA. Ont. Feb. ‘l-Fire early this morning completely destroyed the officers and men's mess of the Royal Canadian Air Force training station at Camp Borden. Ontario. the Department of National Defence was informed by long ‘distance telephone. The camp dire department succeed- ed in preventing» the spread of- the fire to adjacent bulidiui! 1M to the airpisnt hangars a short distance away. Three hundred men are with- out mesa quarters u e result of the fire, but are being taken care of by tbe ltoyei Canadian Corps of lig- nals which hes a smell building oh the ground. No information was re- ceived as to how the fire started. The blaze was in some respects dis- estrous from a sentimental stand- point as it destroyed practically all the historical relhts of the camp. ‘lkcphies won by athletic teams. col- ored war photographs which cannot be ‘replaced, souvenirs of warmtllne encounters in the air and parts of old time machines kept for senti- mental and historical reasons were all destroyed. An investigation into the origin of the fire will he held by the department.

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proposaa further the maximznn siae of air craft can-lets eiwuldhe zenoo tom 'I‘hdr ‘are limit should be twenty m instead of Wenivy. yearn.

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' CALGARY. sch. 1-1. w. o. Sol- low-ay and Harley NLiils. charged with rrsud Rowing out or the operations of tieelr stock brokerage firm of Sol- loway Mills and Compeﬂy- W" Itailtcd a further remand of five lweeks, when they appeared in court 11am today, for preliminary hearing. After- argument by P. ‘A. A. McGil- llvray. K. C.. defense counsel, favor- ing I remand of six weeks, Justice Sounders announced his dacialcﬂ granting a five weeks remand. Pre- liminary hearing ct Solloway and Mills will commence on March sev- enlconil-l.

REVENUE

' tho corresponding tcn months a year

DECREASE IN

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Feb. 7.-The ordinary revenue of the Dominion for ten months of the present fiscal year shows a decrease oi’ $088,704 in oom- parison with figures for the cones- pondlng ten mouths period a year ago. A statement issued today from the Department of Finance covers receipts and expenditures which passed through the books of the de- partment up to January 31 lest.

Ordinary revenue for the ten months of the present fiscal year is shown no $375,547,078, and that of

ago as $376,630,782. The figures for ordinary expenditures of Canada show an increase. Ordinary expen- diture for the ten months just end- cd‘ according to the statement, amounted to $288,907,500. During the ten months period of 1928-28 it totalled $276,702,747. The increase therefore is $12,204,849.

Iceberg Sighted

(Special to the Guardian)

NORFOLK, Vt. Feb. 'f—-A warn- ing was broadcast by the hydro- graphic office today notifying ship- masters that an iceberg of huge pro- portions lind been sighted offllew- founclland in lititudc 45.07 ilorth and longitude 48.03 west near Grand Banks. It is said that this is the first time since i912 where bet-gs have been sighted as early in the year.

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HELPER, Utah, rlco. "L-rlve min ers still were missing todny and eighteen were dead after an ex- plosion that shattered the inner workings of the Standard Coal Mine of Standardsvilie just before mid- night of Feb. sixth. Rescue gangs are seeking through the wreck oi’ underground tunnels turned into a shambles by the blast. Ten men were cntombed but five were rescued alive. After the terrific blast rescuers push- cd through the fumes and debris within the mine and brought out alivc four men. They were all af- fected by fumes but were reported in good condition today. Rescuers be- lieved that fourteen of the eighteen dead w_ere killed outriglm while four

Mover, Seconder Of Ottawa Address Are Announced ‘

UPTAWA, Fab. a.--lt was announq ced today from the office of the: Prime. Minister that the motion for, an address in reply to tile Speecllj from the Throne at the opening of: the Dominion Parliament will be moved b! Rose W. Gray. Liberal lneember for West lambton. The leeonder will be Vincent Dupls, Lib- eral member fosjlia Prairie-Napier- ville.

Boththe mover and secondar- are comparatively ‘new members of the Rouse c: Commons. Mr. Gray, who succeeded W. T. Goodlaen as repres- entatlve for West Lenlhton. set in the lioule last session. Mr. Dupuis is the successor to the late Roch Lsnctot Add will take hie seat for the first time at the comics session.

, of gas.

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others ucculnbed later to the effects

AMHERST. N. 5., Feb. 5.—A clearing office to handle all Maritime accounts for the Dc- partment of Public Works in the three provinces will be opened in Amherst aboutl April l. it was announced today by J. A. Han- vray, If. (l. S. A. Payne, of Saint John, will be in charge of the of- flce.

(Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, Feb. L-Announ- cement that Canadian Pacific Railway common stock will be split four for one was made formally today by E. W. Beatty, K. 0., President of the company.

UNCONSCIOUS

‘(Canadian Press)

CAPETOWN. Union of South Af- rica, Feb. ‘L-The calm atmosphere of the Senate here was broken today when Senator T. Boydell, former minister of labor knocked T. S. War- wick, a member of the opposition, unconscious with e blow on the chin. The incident ink piece when Boy- dell asked ‘ﬂsrwlck to apoioﬂzo for an alleged blow Warwick struck Boy- deil at. an election meeting in Dur- ban. Boydeli said that Warwick re- fused to apololiae and Flashed him away. He deniedﬂylet he struck the first blow. Warwick recovered con- sciousness in an adjoining commit- tee loom and was removed to ahursr lng home for observation.

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Lord Clarendon

(Special to the Guardian)

TORONTO, Feb. 7—The Toronto friends of the Earl and Countess of Clarendon are delighted to hear of the former‘: appointment as South Africa’s next governor general to succeed Her Majesty's brother. the Earl of Athione. Lord Clarendon with the family revisited Toronto in July, 1926, and re- newed acquaintance hero with old friends and visit- ed their old eetate at Pickering where they lived as Lord and'L_ady Hyde before the war. Lord Claren- don’s daughter, Lady Joan Villiers, has just sailed for England after two months vsit in Toronto with her friend, Miss Margaret Scott Griffin.

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OTFAWA, Feb. d-ltepresenlatlons by the British Mhllsier of Agricul- iurc that the embargo on British po- tatoes entering Canada be lifted are unlikely to be supcoasful. Canada has sufficient. potatoes fol‘ domestic needs hundtod weight for export. Further and. a. surplus of at least 7,000,000 the lifting of the embargo on Brit- ish Potatoes which are subject to the potato wart disease might close the United States markets in Canadian potato export. for domestic use and seed.

The embargo was placed on poin- tnes from Britain owing to the pre- valence thero o! the potato wart dia- oeae. hritsirl placed one of the Can- adian product owing to the preval- ence oi’ potato beetles.

Canada's crop is many millions of hundred weight short of that in ‘i928 but than is still eneaportatlon aur-

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To Change Par Value Of Shares i

(Candis, nPreﬂ) molmnzAL, Que. Feb. 7.—Tlle dllectors o! the Canadian Pacific Railway have decided to apply w Parliament for an amendment to the company's charter Pt-‘fmlt-tlﬂl 1t W change the par value of shares ofils ordinary stock from $100 in 835 W‘ share with the exchange of one share of tile old stock for four sham O! the new, E. W. Bcat-fy. chairmen and president of tile company announc- gd today. 1f Parliament grants the requisite authority, the nece

(Canadian, Press)

OTTAWA. Ont, Fob. ‘L-Louls H. Auger. facing a charge of perjury- arising out of his recent trial in which he was found guilty of s. ri- ous offence against a young gir , ap- peared in police court today and was granted a remand one week at the request of his counsel. The former member of parliament for Prescott County had already secured ls re-

first arraignment. Bail of $8,000 was continued. The story of his arrest his three jury trials and ll. month: spent in jail will be the subject of c book which Auger started writins

y during his incarceration and intend:

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steps for the exchange will be t-akaﬂ. the statement goes on. 1111s ettlvn of the directors have been dict-lied by a desire to place the company's shares within the reach of investors. of moderate means and m"! 106N186 the number of its shareholders. par- ticularly in Canada. No change in divident distribution is contemplated that on the new stock when being that on the new swckyhen issued being equivalent t0 i116 fill! m‘ u" pfggQnt gmek. Mr. Beattyh statement concludes. ____Z.____~_

FINE TRIP Flt/OM THE WEST INDIES HALIFAX, ‘N. 8., lllcb. ‘L-Bieport- lng fine weather on the voyage north to Halifax the Canadian National Bicarmhips liner, "Lady Bomara." Captain Armit. arrived late lust night. with passengers. mail and cal‘- go from Jamaica. Nassau and Bcr- muda.

S. S. MOMBABA, Bnrouie Mombasa, British East Africa. Feb. ‘l-Tke Prince of Wales is caloyllg a restful holiday aboard this ship which u comics him from Ieisa. Porllaesa Ialtﬁl- . rloa, to Mombasa. whua he will begin his booths enemies- Tlee warm eanehina use calrl sea have feveree the tall II i" coast. he special arfellllllltl wese melee fer the Prince who is trevbllll es its atlillll’! III‘- essger- occupying a eabla elthe bridge leek. Ils takes his heels

completing shortly. he said today 0B leaving court.

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IDRONIO. Feb. m-Marltlmo: Mo- derate winds. Probably increasing enow or part rain in southwestern Nova Scotia.

l-llgh tide this afternoon at sill and wmonvw morning at 7.80.

Bun rises this morning at 1.1‘ and sate this afternoon at 5J0.

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