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Impressive Function In ~

An impressive function took Jvlnco in the Confederation Cham- bars yesterday afternoon follow- ing the formal opening of thl Legislature, when His Honour ‘La-Gov. J. A. Bernard invested four war veterans with. decora- ‘..olls: Lleut. C01. F. I. Andrew, M. M, ED, received the 03.21.; Capt. Douglas MaoGowsn, Mon- tague, and Capt. V. L. MacDonald. Charlottetown. the Military Cross. and Sappcr H. B‘. Anstle. Peakcs Station. the Military Medal.

There was a large attendance at ‘he investiture, each recipient be- ing warmly applauded as he re- ceived his award.

"This ceremony today)! said His ‘Honour. "is the investing of four ‘icross of our Province with re- .mution for valiant and heroic wrrices performed in the dis- "arge of their duties in connec- l.l0t'l with World War No. 2.

"We rejoice with these men Whose brave and worthv actions have ivarra-nted the Ministry in wiectlnq‘ them for the signal Honours which are about to be conferred upon tho-n. They per- forlneci great, service: they did Hwr dutv at a time when such ruls imperative and without ‘irmglli: of emoluments such as are uranted here today.

“In His Majesty's name I con- crvulate them for their fine re- -' ‘d and for the distinguished . sour which they have brought ‘w themselves. to this Province. and to their relatives and friends.

"Deeds of heroism do not nass rlzhout recognition. Velour, Brav- r'_\', Devotlon- to dutv and service '~ mankind are all actions of nuiriotism of the highest order. and I have great pleasure in pin- wzz unon their breast. in His Muiestws name these significant emblems of actions performed un- rtrr trying circumstances. consider-

to be of momentous value to all mankind.

"Your examples in the service of your country are being re- rocnized today in this ceremony and I hope they will have s healthy

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Coming Events

"winsloe Juveniles vs. Brook- fleld Juveniles at Milton tonight.

"Zion Brownies Cake Sale, liolmans, Saturday, 3 P. M. '

‘ ‘Farmerkwejave duced prices on feeds. and Boyle.

new re- MoGuigan

"Unloading oar Sydney Coal 'at Al). Herbert Thursday and Friday 11f this week. J. R. Driscoll.

"Dance in Bonshaw Hall Fob. 23. l\fcNelll's Orchestra. In aid c.’ Boxishaw rink.

"Hockey tonight in Long Creek. WW Haven vs. Long Creek Jun- .>l-s. Skate after.

‘Now available.- lodlzed fecdlng

M11. mineral. mllxcd feeds of var- ious kinds, etc. Livestock Feed lzcucy. “Mlle Ices at about for Canada Packers every Thursday m1 11 A. M. and Colville until 12. l’. L. l\lacDowell.

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"fHWkEY New ‘Glasgow Rink omght vimeatley River Bulldogs "I? Renews Road Wildcats. Game starts 8.30. skate after.

"Hockey East Royalty rink to- Illsht Southport Ramblers vs.

Iieartbreakers. Good ice. Skate utter.

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Prime Minister King Announces Decision In House

(By George Behold)

OTTAWA. libb 34—(CP)-Prime Minister Mackenzie King said tn- dsy in the Commons that evidence of the Royal Commission on Hong Kong will be made public-with some parts paraphrased-and that he will again ask the British Gov- ernment for permission to table all documents relating w the unsuc. ccssful defence of the British col- OUY- .

He said the Government will not. table a letter writ/ten in 1942 by Premier Drew of Ontario in which Mr. Drew took exception to the Royal Commission find- lngs.

Mr. King agreed to renew hlu request to the United Kingdom Government after former Air Min- ister C. G. Power urged another attempt to have the British de~ cision reviewed and “every' avail- able bit; of evidence" produced.

Mr. Power said: "I will be most unhappy if every dispatch, every report and every item of evidence is not laid before the people of Canada. . . .

"As one of those who was as- sociated with the pollcy of Ca.)- adianizatlon during the war 1 would think it would be of bene- fit to the people of Canada... that they should know and be able to judge for themselves as to whether or not Canadian troops should be placed under the orders of those who are not directly re- sponsible to the people of Can- ade."

Mr. Power recalled that he was

one of the men "primarily respon-

sible" for the organization and dispatch of Canada's Bong Kong force-the Winnipeg Grenadlers and the Royal Rifles of Canada.

All of the 2,017 Canadians sent to l-Iong Kong were killed or tak-

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Red Cr

At the annual meeting of the Canadian Red Cross Society, Island Division, held at the Charlotte- town Hotel yesterday, Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MaoMlllan, 0.B.E., was re-electcd president of the Soc- iety. Dr. MscMlllau also presid- ed over the meeting.

In addition to the local mem- bers of thehed Cross and repre- sentatives from the various Red Cross branches throughout the Province, members of the Kiwanis Club, who are sponsoring the blood donors and transfusion service for the Society attended the meeting.

Following the opening of the meeting with O Canada, the Presi- dent. Dr. MeoMillan spoke as fol- lows:

PRESIDENTS REMARKS

I am most happy to welcome you to this Annual Meeting of the Prince Edward Island Divis- ion of the Canadian Red Cross Society. I wish to extend a hearty welcome to our distinguish- ed guesis and to delegates from different groups and organiza-

tions. I am particularly glad that ‘

‘Annual Meeting 0's‘ oss Society

we have the Charlottetown Kiwanis Club meeting jointly with us as they have signified their in- tention of securing blood donors

for the new Red Cross Blood-

Transfusion Service under the chairmanship of their vice-presi- dent, Lt. Col. Leo F. MacDonald.

The work of your Division dur- ing the past year has been one of progress in all its activities. It is not. my intention to speak in do» tail of the year's work of the Div- islonal Committees. Copies of the reports of the various chairmen are in your hands. and a detailed summary will be given in the 0cm- mlssionens Report. I urge you to make careful studies of these and inform your organizations of the work recorded in them. We owe a debt of gratitude to these Com- mittee Chairmen and the" Com-

‘zmittees for the splendid and un- selfish work they have

perform- ed for the Red Cross during the past year.

We in the Canadian Red Cross Society. and that means every member, have every reason to be

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By Clyde Blackburn WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 —(C'P)— Henry A. Wallace, third party ptcsidmtial aspirant, today offer- ed a 10-year plan for world recovery to be admin- istered by the United Nations. He offered this to the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committed-which‘ he had naked to hear him. ea a ulbstituie for the administration's European recov- ery prwrnm of 817.000.000.000 in the neat four years. ‘Iihat plan he said would lead to a thlni world war. . He named "Canada, Russia and Cnchoeiovakla" as countries which

h; his plan.

In his Nflhlred tatament. Wal- laee made no reference to msasian neu-eo-opcaticn in the UN. nee to the chain o! eirotmnteoeae in

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He was questioned on Russia's intervention in Europe but saidhe knew not-hing about it except what he read in the newspapers and he did not trust the He. porll.

Wallace laid he believed there should be a meeting between Prime Minister Stalin and whoever is president after the elections next November.

i-lis only prepared reference to Russian non-co-opuatloss was on the mecific subject of the Mar- shall Plan which Russia and her associated nations in Eastern Eur- ope refused to enter.

“The record of tho war and of poet-war relations shows that oo- qoeraA-iosa between the United Staten and the U.S.S.R. is possible.

"uy program rests on this rec- ord and on the thesis that fair and

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To Publish Evidendcdejn Hong Kong Probe

Sheep Breeders ilrgc Encouragement 0i Rail Grading

The strike at the local packing plant last fall a... largely respon- sible for the small number of lambs which were rail graded in 1947, Mr. W.R. Shaw, beputyrMlnlster of Agriculture, told the annual meeting of the Prince Edward Is- land Sheep Breeders Association yesterday afternoon. Only 4B3 lambs were rail graded last year as com- pared to 2.542 in 194s, he said.

Mr. Walter G. MacKenzie. Spring- field, president of the Association, presided.

Last year's prices for Island wool at Lennoxville, P.Q. ranged from four to 33 cents a pound. Mr. Shaw said, the "tags" bringing the low- est price. There was no longer any reason why Island shippers should be troubled with burdocks in their wool, he said. since "2-4-D" would kill all such plants with little ex- 1101156. Another way of increasing the price they received for their

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Warrior King Holds Key To il..S._ Oil Interests

'(By Daniel Do Luce) Ki-LAHRAN. Saudi Arabia, Feb. 24—(AP)—Unlted States rights to a multl-billion dollar pool of 011 and a super-bomber base at Rus- sia's back door hang today on the good will of Saudi Arablaswar- rior king.

King Ibn Baud. for l5 years re- garded as the leading Arab friend of the United States,. is known to be gravely concerned for the Arab cause in Palestine.

The largest American oil enter- prise ouwide the United States is in Saudi Arabia. Ibn Saud granted a contract in 1933 to the Arabian- American Oll Company, giving it sole rights to oil exploitation in his ‘country until 1993.

Aramco now is getting 300,000 barrels of oil daily from nearly 50 wells without pumping.

Th0 United States lease on tho Khahran air base-the most strategic of any American field between Germany and Japbm-ex- pirea April 1, 1949, unless

Ibn Saud wishes to renew it. . Lumber Deal With ll. K. Arranged MDNCTON, 13., F‘eb. 24 —

(GIN-Arrangements for sale to the United Kingdom of 60,000,000 feet of Eastern Canadian spruce valued at several million. d011,"; today were completed at a. meeting of Maritime Mmber Bileeu dir- ectors here. The two-hour session was presided over by R. A. Mc- Gregor of New Glasgow. N.S.

The 60,000,000 board feet. the spokesman said, was much less than the normal quantity oi spruce usually supplied to the United Kingdom from Eastern Canada. However, it would go a long way, he believed, toward stabilizing employment, establish- ing tthe confidence of bankers in industry and generally contribut- ing to a more secure position for Eastern Canadian operators for the balance of 1948.

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Premier Jones Addresses Swine Breeders Ass’n

The Provincial Government in- tends to secure the services of u Dominion Government geologist this year to make a geological survey of the Province with a view to ascertaining "Just what bidder wealth there is on this Island," Premier J. Walter Jones inform- ed the Prince Edward Island Swine Breeders Association at their annual meeting last. night.

An unusually large number of swine breeders were in attendance. Mr. Almon Boswell, Marshfleid, presided.

Premier Jones said it might cost $5,000 to have the services of a competent geologist but that it would be money well spent.

The Island, the Premier said, was an agricultural area. which was surrounded by a fence of salt. water. Geographically, it was a garden placed in the midst of a barren area which had a radius of 500 miles. Neither Nova Scotla, New Brunswick, Newfoundland. nor the nearby New England States could produce the food which they needed. This inability on their part to feed themselves was this Provinces opportunity and the Government would take all steps which it. considered ne- cessary and wise to develop trade between the Island and the sur- rounding areas.

He knew very little about lug raising, the Premier said, but he had been induced to attend the meeting because he had been told there was‘a boar in the Province which other parts of Canada were

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Parliament At-A-Glancc

‘(By The Canadian Press)

Prime Minister Mackenzie King said evidence o; the Royal C0111" mission on HOng K0118 will b9 m-‘ldfi public -- with some parts para- phrased; the United KlngdOm will be asked again to permit publica- tion of all documents.

The Ccmmons voted 104 to 98 against an amendment aimed at confining currency - conservation legislation only to dollar‘ countries; the bill was approved by a vote ef 102 t0 92.

Transport Minister Chevrler said he hopes better weather and fest- er unloading of cars will make a larger number of cars available for the movement of coal to the Marltimes,

Revenue Iilinlster McCunn con- tended that. new income tax guides and forms had been “well received" by farmers.

Agriculture Minister Gardiner 'said he will place before the Cab- inet Maritime proposals for Fed- eral aid in dyklng mershlanrls.

Wednesday.

The Commons will resume the Throne speech debate. The Senate will not sit.

Fish Landings In‘ January Increased

OTTAWA, Feb. 24 - (C?) — January landings of fish and shellfish tn Canada's sea fisheries amounted to 110,257,000 pounds valued at $2.4,45.000. the Bureau of statistics reported today.

‘This was an increase 01.216 per cent in quantity and 84.4 per cent in quality over January last year. and while much of the increase was attributable to Nova. Scotia, where a strike o} deep-sea fisher- men was in progress a year ago. the increase was general in ell Provinces concemed.

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Dpposiiipdn Amendment Defeated 104-96

(By Douglas How)

OTTAWA, Feb. 24-(CP)-The Government came through its tightest squeeze of the session to- day as the Opposition combined to come within eight votes of de- feating it on a Progressive con- servative amendment to the For- eign Exchange Conservation Bill.

By a vote of 104 to 96, the Lib- eral ranks beat down an amend- mcnt. moved by John Bracken. Progressive Conservative leader, that was aimed at making import restrictions applicable to the Un- ited States and other dollar coun- tries only.

Then, shortly eiter. the Gov- ernment agaln defeated an 0p- positlon coalition by a vote of 10s‘ to 92 to obtain third and final reading of the bill. which gives authority to implement import re- strictions to conserve United Stat/es dollars. It was launched at the pro-Christmas session and has occupied the House of! and on for the last month.

Fourteen of the Progressive Con- servative membership of B6 were either absent or paired in the first vote. The combined vote against the Government came from 52 members of that party. 2'1 of the C. C. FE, l2 of the Social Credit. and five others. Twenty-one out of 125 Liberals or supporting In- dependents were absent or paired.

In the second vote, Mr. Bracken announced that. he [was paired with Plume Minister Mackenzie King and could not vote as he had in the first when Mr. King was present.

Opposition spokesmen took their last objections to the bill between the votes. J. M. Maodon“ (PC- Muskoka-Ontario) said it rcp- resented the evil influence of pcr_~_ sonal power and was falsely said in be an emergency measure. Stanley Knowles (CCF-Wlnni- peg North Centre) and Solon Low. Social Credit leader, objected w the fact that; its import bars dis- crimination against Britain.

T. L. Church (PC-Toronto Broadview) said free trade and reciprocity would bring Canada more and more under U. B. domin- ation.

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Opening Yest

Opened House

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A new Municipalities Act. abolh tion of the requirement for a does tor’: prescription under the Pro- hibition Act, UIlSPsZCIfIWI change: in the Public Utilities Act and leg-w lslatlon to establish a connoctlnj llna between the two main sources of electrical power in the Province were forecast in the Speech frond the Throne delivered yesterday al the opening of the Legislature by! ills Honour Lieutenant Governo! J-A. Bernard.

The weather msn was on his bee‘ behaviour for the opening which took place promptly at 8 o'clock, His Honour was accompanied by his aides, Lieut. Col. PB, Fielding‘ 1if.M., E.D.; Squadron Leader Charles Trainer, D.S.O., D120; Lieutenant RI)‘. MacMillan, DSC, and bar. and his prvate secretary Dr. J.A. lilacllillan.

The customary salute of fifteen guns was fired fl-ccn Victoria Perla by the 114th LAA. Battery under, command of Major Claude Iver. The troopjlring the salute wag under command of Battery Captain D MacCormack who was acting in the capacity of Troop Commanch er.

A guard o! honor, s0 all ranks. was furnished by the 17th Raced Resiment. It was under conunanli of Capt. RD. MscGllllvray wit}: 2nd Lleui. George Macl-‘Lae, second in command.

The band was also furnished by!

the 17th Reece Regiment. and Bandmaster Tom MscFarlane was in charge.

Military personnel attending t:h opening ceremonies were heade by Major-General H.W. Fostexy C.B.E., D.S.O., general officer come mending Eastern Army Command, Halifax. Accompanying him we Liz-Col, n21‘. Fqsbsry, 5.9.1443, Command headquarters, ‘ l"

lion. Eugene Cullen

Communist Control

PRAGUE, Feb. 24 —(AP)-- A Communist broadcast tolniglfl. said the Left Wing had gained control k of the Social Democratic Party!

This was a fresh development in the political crisis touched off Frl- . day might when non-Communist? murubers a-bandoncd the cabinet of‘, Klemept Gottwald, Communist. premier. l

Other parties appeared power- less to halt the Com-(nunlst jug- gernaut.

Between the crushing Commun- ist machlne and its goal of total power stood only the frail figure of president Eduard Bones. the country's war-time hero.

HE GOT THE BIKE

MELBOURNE. Australia —- (CP) —The Melbourne Harbor Trust oi» fered a motorcycle for sale and re- ceived 53 offers. most of than at the pegged price—£Q ($136). 501110 Added extra for accessorin, bat one man offered ls 6d (25 cents) extra for the petrol in the tank. He got the motorcycle.

Asks Special Session-

01: Palestine Drisis

(CP) -— Colombia tonight asked the Security Council to consider cull- ing a special United Nations As-, sernbly to cope with the Palestine. crisis, ;

Th9 United States inuvedlately‘ expressed its opposition to this I move, standing Ilrmly on a recom- . mendatlon made earlier in the day‘ that the Big Five powers take up: the problem with Jews and Arabs . to gain peace in the Holy Land.

Mayor Mcrrlsdn 0i Glace Bay lie-elected

GLACE BAY. N. 5., Feb 24- |CP)-Chlcf Magistrate of Can- ada's biggest town for more than ‘ 25 years, Mayor D. W. (Dan Wil~ lie) Morrison was returned by acclamation here today. He ls n former president of District J6 United Mine Workers.

LAKE success. N.Y.. Feb. 24- i l l

By John LeBlanc

OTTAWA. ibeb. 24 - (C?) — Cost of making a standard loaf of bread almost. doubled for Gen- eral Bakeries, Ltd. in the last five months, the company today told the Commons price committee.

But at the some time a com- pany executive testified a three- cent increase in the selling price of some of its bread lest. Sep- tember represented more than the additional production cost resulting from removal of price control on flour.

This evidence came from James M. MacDonald. oi Toronto. sec- reiary-treasurer of General Bak- cries, as the committee's inquiry into higher bread prices focussed directly for the first time on the baking industry. Up to today.

bread business. Mr. MacDonald's testimony eune

‘Bread Making Costs Are Almost Doubled _

after the committee had heard contentions by some of its mem- bers that. a. “comblne" to raise bread prices existed and that vtolartlorn of the Combines Act. was involved.