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Hungary To Buy 5 Million Bus. Wheat

OTTAWA (CP)-Sale of 5,500,000 bushels of Canadian wheat to Hun- gary. latest in a series of big grain deals with Communist countries, was announced Monday by Trade Minister Howe.

His disclosure of the sale. giving no further details, was made in a Commons reply to Hazen Argue (CCF-Asslnibola).

Negotiations with Hungary were completed "some days ago." Mr. Howe said.

He did not state the price or grade of wheat to be shipped. At current prices the deal would be worth roughly 38,800,000.

The sale was a further indica- tion that Europe's severe winter storms. which caused widespread losses to that continent's grain crops, are producing big new or- dcrs for Canada's wheat.

customarily the government fol- lows a llcy of silence about wheat s es. on the ground the information about hurts Canada's competitive posi- tion on the market.

However recent sales to Com- munlst countries-Russia. Poland and Czechoslovakia - have been made public.

The biggest deal was with Rus- sia. part of a formal trade agree ment under which the Soviet Union agreed to buy a minimum 44.000.- 000 bushels of wheat in the next three years. At current prices it would be worth some sso.ooo.ooo.

Says Jet Plane Wrecked Greenhouse

BISHOPS WALTI-IAM. England (Reuters)-Jet pilot Peter Twlss broke more than a record when he cracked the sound barrier with his 1.132 mile-an-hour flight this week- end. an angry Britaoa declared Monday.

Leslie Green charged that when the streaking plane passed through the sound barrier as it whizzed over his property, the reverbera- tion wrecked his greenhouse.

Green said supersonic hangs in the past had caused more than 5110.000 worth oi damag to his property but this was the first time the pilot of one of the air- craft had been publicly named. "I hope to bring him to account for the damage," he declared.

C oming Events

llesr Si. Pairit-kts Community Concert wheatley River Hall. March lath.

Horse race on Mlllvale Ice Wed- nesday. March 14. Starting at 1.30 ll. m. Signed Sheldon Stewart. Bradalbane 11.11. 2.

Crapaud Rink tonight 6:30. Paperwelghts vs. Charlottetown Paperweighte; 7:15 Pee wees vs. Charlottetown Pee Ween.

Cherry Valley Choir Musical Hall. Tuesday. March lath and Bel- fast Hall. Thursday. March 15th.

at Morell Wednesday. 20 cash prizes oi 31.00

Entertainment ill Pownal

Community Bingo

Mch plus Jackpot now worth 3100.-

00 also freeseout - 35.00. Admis-

sion 35 cents.

School hockey North River Rink tonlie - North River vs. Winsloe

- gays! Haven vs. Cornwa - - nd -Skate after admission as cents.

Crapsud Rink tonight. Mile Creek Bulldogs vs.

finals. Board of Trade Deal"?- Skstc after.

Mientlon Little Thcatre Mem- llffs. Those members interested in

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"To hold a steady course in our relations with the British Common wealth, with our two great neigh- bours. and with the rest of the world. looking towards a future where justice and peace shall pre- visit this is surely the greatest con- tribution that Canadians can make". Dr. Sidney Smith told a very well attended meeting of the Charlottetown Canadian Club of which he is National President. The dinner meeting was held at the Charlottetown Hotel, with Dr. Frank MacKinnon, president in the chair.

In his introduction and welcome to the guest speaker. who is Presi- dent of the University of Toronto. he paid high tribute to him as one of the leading educationallsts in Canada. one who has a deep under- standing of the life and econom, of this country and its relationship

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Has Gone Limii

OTTAWA (CF)-Prime Minister St. Laurent told the Commons Monday that the federal govern- ment has gone as far as it can go under present circumstances in tax yield offers to the provinces. He said the provinces made

"very large" additional demands which the central government felt it could not meet. A new federal- provinclal conference would not be called unless more funds became available for distribution.

Earl Rowe (PC-Dufferin-Slm- coe) asked about reports that Fri- day's federal - provincial confer- ence here broke down and whether

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Six Killed In ll.S.A.F. Crash

ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. (CP) - A USAF utility aircraft. being fer- ried from Amarillo. Texas. to the Azores in the eastern Atlantic, carried six men to death Monday in stormy waters south of New- foundland.

The Grumman SA-16 Albatross crashed in Placcntia bay about a mile from shore after taking off on the 1.500 mile hop to the Azores from the U.S. naval base at Ar- gcnila. Three witnesses said the plane failed to gain altitude as it should have after taking off about 9 am. AST. It followed a coastal channel to open water and began losing altitude. A wing tipfloat hit a wave and it crashed.

The plane exploded as it plunged into the waves and sank almost immediately. Navy crash boats which .eached the scene in min- utes found one body but no surviv-

ors.

The Albatross was assigned to Lajes Field. a U.S. installation in the Azores. it arrived at Argentia Sunday from Dover Air Force Base. N..l.. on a leg of. the flight from Texas.

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OTTAWA (CP) - Contlnuati of federal cost-sharing in refores- tation and a forest inventory has been offered to the provinces. Re- sources Minister Lesage announced Monday.

He said in the Commons that present forest inventory agree- rcnis with eight provinces. all but Quebec and Newfoundland. will be extended for two years beyond their expiry MIN" 31-

The provinces also would be of- fered me . year agreements to March 31, ml. on the same 50-50

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with the rest of the world.

Dr. Smith who is one of the most interesting speakers ever to vist this Province chose as his theme the subject. "A Rambling Maritim- er Looks at Canada”.

Dr. Smith said of his country- men: "If we think of nothing be- yond our personal comforts, our private success; if we remain ignorant. or apathetic, or hide- bound with prejudices. we shall leave the world wolse instead of better. That lesson applies within our country as well as beyond it. When I came back to my Maritime home after my perambulations across Canada. I realize again the strength of that curious bond -- call it patriotism or what you will -that makes the native of Prince Edward Island and the native of British Columbia closer in spirit

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the federal government would con- sider a new approach to tax yield distribution.

Mr. St. Laurent said the confer- ence had not broken down-it had broken up.

A few minutes earlier. in tabl- lng a statement made by Finance Minister Harris at the close of the conference. he said he had in- formed the provincial premiers Feb. 18 that because federal com- mitments were so heavy Ottawa could not increase the grants to the provinces in exchange for the rental of their income, corpora- tion and succession tax fields.

Mr. St. Laurent said he had ad- vised the premiers that there might be no advantage in holding a new meeting. However. the re- plies from the premiers indicated a new conference was desired.

WERE THEY WARNED?

J. M. Macdonnell (PC-Toronto Greenwood) asked whether the prime ministc considered the pre- miers had been given adequate warning that they would receive no more than agreed to by Ottawa at the October Dominion-proyiu cial conference.

Mr. St. Laurent said Mr. Mac- donnell could place any interpret- ation on his Feb. 18 letter that he wished but he had indicated it might not be useful to have a new mcciing.

Lalcr. Hazen Arguc (CCF-As- sinibois) asked Mr. St. Laurent whether any "further concessions" were made by the federal govern- ment to the provinces either at the Friday conference or at "some other place.”

The prime minister replied:

"The provinces would not admit that anything that is proposed is a concession. There were explana- tions made as to how the retire- ment from the field of taxation on insurance premiums might oper- ate. I know of nothing further that could be regarded as a concession or as an increase in the burden the pl posals would mean for the federal treasury."

be continued beyond April l-exp- iry date for the five-year forosiry agreements signed with the eight provinces. Mr. Lesage said 56.000.- ooo trees have been planted under the joint reforestation program.

A department spokesman said that ml per cent of the forest in- vcntory already has been com- plcted. It had been finished in Al- beria and only five per cent re- mained to be completed in Man- ltoba and Saskatchewa...

The spokesman said Quebec and Newfoundland. which did not sign 9 agreements. have been carry- ing out their own inventories.

Mr. Lcsnge said the two-year ex- tension of the present agreements would provide iirre for completion of the initial memo: and also permit the other two provinces to

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liberal Member For Queens ls Ordered To Rest

OTTAWA. (Special) - Neil A. Matheson. Liberal MP for Queens who has been exceptionally active this season both on the floor of the House and in connection with oth- er parliamentary duties has been in indifferent health for the past 10 days and has been ordered by his physician to take a complete rest for the next two weeks.

Mr. Matheson told the Guardian

turning to Ottawa from Prince Ed- ward Island recently and suspect- ed that perhaps he had contract- ed a mild case of food poisoning when travelling to Ottawa. When his condition did not improve he consulted his Ottawa Physician and underwent a thorough examination.

While he was at his office on the fourth floor of the Parliament

" " today. he admitted to the Guardian's Ottawa correspondent that he was not supposed to be there.

Visiting him for a few days in the capital is his daughter. Mar- garet Dawn Matheson.

Becomes Grandfather For The l00fh Time

SYDNY MINES N. 5. (CP)- When a baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carey Sunday night, Mrs. Robert Carey became a grand mother for the 100th time.

The 72-year-old grand mother has nine sons and nine daughters, all married. Eighty-seven of the grandchildren are living.

Have Plans For I20-Storey Building

ST. LOUIS. (AP) - A private development company Monday submitted a preliminary plan to the St. Louis county council for a 12)-storey building - 18 storeys

taller than the Empire State Building in New York.

The project. which would cost an estimated 900,000,000. was

proposed by the Amlabon Invest- ment and Development Company. headed by Ira Flelschman of St. Louis.

I-lleiscihman said the structure also would have 18 levels below ground for parlcing.

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AIR LINE AGREEMENT

LOS ANGELES (AP)-western Alr Lines announced Monday it has signed a wage agreement with the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. paving the way for the end of strike which began 63 days ago. The new contract boosts wages by 330 a month for freight handlers. The air line operates out of 45 cities in 12 western states and Canada.

CAIRO (AP) The Arab world's big three wound up their summit conference here Monday with a declaration that they have hammered out a unified plan to meet "dangers of Zionist aggres- sion" and to preserve neutrality in the cold war.

Premier Abdel Gamal Nasser of Egypt. King Saud of Saudi Arabia and President Shukrl Kuwatly of Syria signed a communique which summed up the results of their I0 long meetings here in the last six days. It contained no hint of what details they had agreed on.

The signing took place as Israel and the Arabs exchanged charges that troop concentrations were belng built up on each side of the border. Fresh shooting incidents took place.

ARAB LEAGUE. SCRAPPED?

A hint was seen that the three to scrap the Arab League and to act independently of that nine-na- tion body in the future.

The communique said they had

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Cold Weather Delays Breakup Of Ice In Gulf

On the third aerial ice patrol of the season yesterday Capt. Angus Brown found that newly formed board ice is holding up the dis- persal of the heavier ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

A moderate northweslerly gale has moved the entire ice sheet a short distance from tho western shore of both Prince Edward 15- land and the mainland, leaving a narrow channel, at the same time packing it up against the Island side of the Strait.

Ice is heavy around the Mag- dalens and the west coast of Cape Breton Island. There is consider- able movement out Cabot Strait to seaward. which can be expected to increase a great deal ifthe weath- or should turn mild.

The north side of the steamer track towards Anticosti Island is very good but seems to be closing in towards Cape Ray. The north entrance to the Strait of Canso 15 still solid to the causeway. Pictou Harbour is open to the Bar Light. A recent track made by the Ed- ward Cornwallis has frozen over from the Bar Light in.

SEALS

In six and a half hours flying it was possible to cover some 1,050 miles.

Large numbers of seals were on shore on the north side of the Mngdalens. Men dragging small boats ed to be getting many of them. A number of sealing ves- sels were about 20 miles north of St. Paul. a considerable distance from the seals.

Considerable discussion followed the intr i ” of a resolution in the Legislature yesterday by Wil- liam A. Acorn (Liberal), First Kings..regardlng the payment of Unemploy......t Insurance benefits to farm laborers and to fisher- man's helpers. Harvey Douglas (Liberal). Second Kings seconded the resolution.

In explaining the motion, the mover said that many farmers and fishermen were finding it difficult to secure help because such help are not eliblble to pay for or re- ceive Unemployment benefits.

He said the possibility of secur- ing men for employment in these two industries was becoming more and more remote with the result that great inconvenience was be- ing experienced by both employ- er and employee.

The resolution asks that the mat- ter of having insurance benefits made available to workers in the above category be brought to the attention of Federal authorities with the hope that some amend- ment in the Act would be forth coming.

The seconder of the resolution. Mr. Douglas said the inability of farm and fishery help to secure unemploy...-...t benefits was caus- ing a great hardship on the two industries concerned. He felt that every member of the House should support the motion.

The Leader of the Opposition asked the promoter if he had been in touch with Ul'lEl'l1Dl0yl1"lmsi. of- ficials here lo ascertain their opin- ion on the matter. He also wanted to know what action had been taken on the matter in the other Provinces.

Mr. Acorn said he was of the opinion the resolution should first he brought to the attention of top

LONDON (Reuters)-The House of Commons voted Monday in favor of abolishing or suspending the death penalty in Britain for the second time in three weeks.

The bill. opposed by the govern- ment which has argued that the lifting of capital punishment would cause an increase in murders. was approved by a vote of 286 to 262.

Although the government op- posed the measure it permitted a free vote under which members of all parties can vote as they wish regardless of their party's attitude.

The measure now is expected to have clear sailing through the rest of the procedure in the House. However. it must pass the House of Lords before it becomes law.

The Lords cannot kill the bill but could hold it up for a max- imum of one year. If the Com- mons is still determined it could then force it through despite the Lords' objection.

The bill includes an escape clause in case abolition brings an increase in murders. Under the clause hanging could be brought back by royal decree if both Houses thought this necessary at any time within the next 10 years.

The bill does not affect wartime executions for spying or treason.

Unemployment Resolution Brought Before The House

The vote came as a rejection

an opinion and take the required action on it. '

A FEDERAL MATTER

S. S. Hessian (Liberal), Fifth Kings said that these two classes of employees were the only ones not eleigible for Unemployment benefits. He thought that the mat- ter should have been dealt with by Federal representatives long be- fore this. It was his opinion that the Provincial Legislature could only act as a backer of any move that Federal members should make. "We are passing a resolut- ion here that should have been pre- senied by our membes at Ot- tawa. but if they have not done anything about it then we must show them how important it is to the farmers and fishermen of the

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Queen And Duke On Sea Holiday

LA MADDALENA Sardinia (AP) Queen Elizabeth remained aboard ship Monday. anchored off this tiny island once used by Lord Nel- son as a naval base.

However, other members of the royal party. including her cousin. I9-year-old Princess Alexandra. went ashore briefly to visit the town.

The Queen and the Duke of Edin- burgh. sccking sun and a respite from affairs of state. arrived here Sunday night aboard the royal yacht Britannia on a Mediterra- nean cruise.

However, the weather was not all it might be. Snow storms swept the area as the Britannia rode at anchor just off Punta Rossa-red

Bill Approved 286 To 262

British Commons Votes To Abolish Death Penalty

of a move by Sir Robert Grim- stop, a Conservative, to retain the death penalty.

The second reading, agreement in principle, backed a private bill introduced by lahorite Sidney Sil- verman which was passed Feb. 16 on its first reading on a similar free vote.

Home Secretary Gwilym Lloyd George. leading the Opposition to the bill. said it would mean an increase in the number of mur- ders and would raise difficult problems of what to do with mur- ders who "rot" mentally after

long terms of imprisonment.

By a House technicality the Vote was taken not on the bill itself but on Gimston's motion that Silver- manls bill be rejected.

On Feb. 16 the House voted by a majority of 31 for the cessation of capital punishment.

The House voted to end hanging in 1953 but the House of Lords sub- sequently rejected this decision. The House could have forced the issue but the parliamentary battle coincided with a wave of violent crime in Britain and the matter was dropped.

An R.C.A.F. helicopter which set out Monday to airlift an injur- ed man from a sealing vessel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence was trun-

ed back by high winds and the

Air Force said another attempt would be made at dawn Tuesday.

Peter Saetre of Halifax, mate aboard the 135-ton sealer Titus, was reported to have injured his right arm when it got caught in a winch. The ship is bucking heavy ice.

The helicopter was remaining at Summerside until dawn.

The helicopter left Summerslde yesterday morning east to Ship- wreck Point. It stayed there while the Canso went out and located the ship in the Gulf. The ship is located near Deadman's Island in the "agdaIen' group.