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STRONE P. E. l. EROTESTS AGAINST FREIGHT ‘INCREASE

Most Nevvfoundlanders

so llliiiiiii Villages

Want Responsible Gov’t

Destroyed In Strife

Hudson Bay - Maritimes Route To Be Discussed

tiealor iii Iietieeel Cesvaiitieii Says iiiily Snail Minority Want lieiell With Canada.

New Italian Cabinet

(By The Alodated Press) FOME, May Sii-Premier-desig- on: Alclde de Gaoperi announced ihlllgifll. he had named a new Italian cabinet Iithout Commun-

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De Cvasperi. three times the Premier of-rtaly. signalised the rlld of the government crisis by siumg. as ho left the office of llrovisiOfil-i r-resident lkirico dc Nicole:

"I have concluded my labor wvh positive results.”

NOMADIC IMMIGF AYTI

Gypsies are believed to nave sn- l-rrrd Europe early in the 10th cen- fur".

Coming Events

"Talkies — Malpeque. Tuesday.

“Talkies biorl ii. Monday.

Murray Harbour

NEW DELHI. May 80-mont- ersi-Crlm reports o! internal strife in India faced v ‘ Mountbatten, the Viceroy, as he arrived here today from London with Britain's momentous plan for transferring power from Brit- ish to Indian hands.

Some 50 villages had been de- stroyed or gutted in communal rioting during the last four days in the southeastern Punjab, area, about 30 miles from Delhi. An estimated 10.000 refugees were Jamming roads in their efforts to escape this latest outbreak of communal strife.

Lord Mountbatten has e crowd- ed week-end before him leading up to Monday's vital conference Indian

B! GUY GAGNON

MONTREAL. May 30 — (GP) - Mei. Peter J. Casi-tin, a member o: the Newfoundland national con». vention which is considering the form o.‘ government the island should have. said here tonight that at least 80 per cent of Newfound- iandars want a return “at the ear- iiest possible date" of full respon- aibia government.

“There is in Newfoundland a smalilnilnority actively engaged in u pirvae campaign to and ma.“ W, country with ggnndfllnjat which he will xlve

my cabin mm m, Oenadmn leaders the details of Britain's H,“ In m lmervlem latest plan for transference of lower effective not later than

"They are making s noise alto- gather out of proportion to their small numbers. But the pcopie as} o whole are not altogethnr iii liicl dark as lo the significance andllnlflfl, Twfl |I|g||5 motives which lie behind this prop- r - agharrdauidzipersonaliy regard this Leads [o Pris!“ [arm w oe si ua on as being part of a pro-arranged plan made between‘! (clgigrgfglfig a‘ sgrjhgw the British Government and lilo p “y w °

! . _ giving evidence in g, case involv- Gwfinmem ° Cmad“ t‘) "m" i-ng the theft of two hens, Cyril

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oeuvre Newfomdlund m” w!" Rhodenhizer was sentenced today fed eiti ."

NKL gum“, ‘ member of the to two years in penitentiary. Niewtouridlsnd delegation which} '

NOT SHIP BUILE ER

recently discussed tile isliiids sta- tus with Biztisli Government of-l _ \ flcials.1s visiting relatives 1i. Mon- I" "We 10 Wars crowding» 1hr “up H, and he would not, acnSecorid World ivsr, Canada did

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7- ‘not prsdutc a ‘merchant. ship

single sea-going

Packers each Tuesday. Earl Jay.

"Dance in Curran Ben Hall, Jlilin 4th. Good rnusic.

“Dance, 5t. Teresa's. Monday. June 2nd. Webster's Orchestra.

"Reserve Saturday, May u, to: st. Joseph's scdality pant?! sale. ai liolrnans.

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Packers each Tuesday aftemoon.

Output 0f Motor Cara Still Climbing

UITAWA. May, 30 — iCPi Production of motor vehicle; was still on the increase in April, with 22.404 cars coming off the asscm- bly lines compared with 21.830 in March. the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported today.

Commercial vehicles

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Packers each Tuesday. Signed David Pratt.

"consoling Hogs each Wednes- (iojv morning for Canada Packers. Rubi. Dawson, Crapaud.

"Pcstponed Sela. Machinery, Juno 4th, 2 o'clock. Fred MecNeill. Slilllley Bridge.

totalled

in March and 6.961 in April last year, wlrile passenger car output was 13,251 units compared with l9,- Wl the previous month and 9.863 a year ago.

In the first four months of the year, production o.f all vehicles totalled 84.080 compnrcd with only 44.182 in the first foul:- months oi i940.

‘lililtilillhrifl Father Passes in Quebec

"Attention! Everyone cane to tho Variety Concert in Winslce rlcrlli Hall, Tuesday, June 3rd. Sale oi‘ lunches.

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Packers Ltd., Tuesday until further notice. Ding-well and Reseller.

"Loading Hogs at Morltazilfl siaiion escli Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone

"Loading Hogs at Cardigan Bil- fftion eaoh Thursday for Clfllfll Packers Ltd. Norman McKenzie.

Cardigan. "loading Hogs at Peekes Ste- iion each shin-eds for Cllildl QUEBEC. May 30 —— ‘C?’ -~R¢V~ Packers Ltd. Merlin Devine. Donald J. McDougaid. CSSR. a native of Greenfield. 0rit., died

here yesrrdal". Ordained a mim- ber of the Redemptorist Order in September. 1009. he was 60. Father McDougald, before com- ing to 5t. Patrick's parish here nine years ago. had been stationed

"Evangelistic meeting Graham's Road Hall. Monday night. 8.80 P» m. Granville Hall Tuesday H1811!- Ali welcome.

"Hunter River Y.P.U. presents

"Aunt Tillie Goes to Town." at various times in Saint John. ltfascnlc fill, ‘hnsdgy, j i], N.B., Winnipeg. Ycrkton, 35k" and as; pm at. sari Pei-lea in Montreal. h

addition, he carried on missionary work in the threeMsrilime Prov-

“Thine in C, B. A. Belviile, 3.1!) inces. i

P. M. Wednesday, June 4th, and hear l-lcn. Jchn Bracken. M. P" leader of Progressive Conservative Peril’. His eddees will deal with l

0.100 iii April ccmpared with 7.003‘

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Free Dispensary Meets Increasing Obligations

Expenditures of more than a thousand dollars over the preced- ing year were made last year by the Cilarlottetdwn Pres Dispen- snry in meeting the requirements of iiccessltous families, it was stat- ed at llie annual meeting o! the organization last night, held in the City Hail chambers.

The nreetirlg, at which reports wcre heard from the president, the seorcianv-yrasurer and the dis- trict nurse. was under the chair- manship of retiring President T. l5. MacNult. Remarks were 81511 heard from Dr. W. J. P. MacMi-llsn. Mayor B. Earle MacDonald and Mr. c. H. Black. Special speaker \vas Dr. Harold Shaw. Pfiivmchi r-lthqlgglfit, who wait with the of [silk from "it public health standpoint-

l-ion. Dr. W. J. P. MaoMillan was elected as the new president along with the folio/wins w "i in an official capacity for the Wm" ing year:

Hon. President, W. F. Tidmarsh.

1st Vice- President, C. H. Bllck-

2nd Vice President. C. R- Mec- Quald.

Secretary Treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Tidmarsh.

Executive: T. E. MacNutt. Miss Margaret Cotton Mr!- J- P- T-Iflmli Mrs. C. G. Duffy, Mrs. J. E. Har- i-is, Mrs. H. E. Miller. Mrs. J. J. Mon-lg, Mrs, s. T. Green, Mrs. J. P. Gordon, Mrs. J. D. MacGuigan. Mrs. D. J. Riley, Miss Mny E8716. Mr. Walthen Gaudet. Mrs. W. J. P. MacMillan.

From Service Clubs-Gyros. S. T. Greer; Dr. P. A. Creelman; Kinsmen, Robert Nicholson; Rot- ary, Dr. J. Harold Shaw; H-Y Club. Lloyd Williams.

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lonely subject.

"Collecting Hogs each Tuesday’ for Canada Paobers from Vlrlwfl River, ulgg. Elliotvale, summer- ville. Hermitage, Avondeie Ind glenooe. Call Ralph Lea, Vernon

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"Collecting hogs for I ‘I Packers each Pride! from ‘Ryan. new, Carleton. Beerietowu. cen-

ll ledeque. Lower masque.

inllore. Newton. Cape Trevcrse and Augustine Cove. Messrs. L. ii. McLeod end eons. phone Alb- IU it or Victoria e-a

"haying pigs Monday at hed- ericton: Tuesday, 0 s.m.; Brook- Nld: l0. Milton; 1 p.m.. York; 2. Redford: S, Mount Stewart; 4. Yoiorvaie; s. Vernon River; no. Powaal. Wednesday. a eai. New “New; l0, Wneetley ltiver; ii. l°1m!l"Oorner;_ 1 p.m.. New flav- Cn: I. Bonehew; a; Kelly's Cross: l. lnareld: l. Clifton; sac. Ken- "nlton. Paying til a peir for 3°" Dill over eo pounds each: 31' I heir over I! pounds eeeh. m! bur say else. nine" sol-sen-

l-lalifax Woman Taxi Driver Fights For Job

Canada Regarded Promising Field For Displaced Persons

LONDON. MAY 80- (Reuters)- Canade. is regarded as one of the moat promising fields for displac- ed persona. ‘Sir Herbert Emerson, director-general of the inter-gov- er ental committee on refugees. tod delegates of 88 countries as they began work on solving the problems of European wartime refugees here today.

The main work of the commit- tee is to make arrangements for handing over responsibility to the Preparatory Commission of the new international refugee organ- ization under the auspices of the United Nations.

Sir Herbert outlined a plan under which Britain might easily take between 200.000 and 300.000 workers and their dependents from the displaced persons of Eur- ope within the next 12 months.

Belgium has agreed to take 5.- 000 workers and there with their dependents would account for about 90.000 homeless people. sir Herbert said.

Holland was taking 8.000 work- ers which would account for about 20.000 persons when their depend- ents were added. France would also take a considerable. number although no figure had yet been given.

Canada, be said, la one of the moat promising fields for further development after the completion of the present scheme to send lumbermen and textile workers.

5,000 BritishWorkers Coming To Cntario

MONTRIISL. May 30 -(CP)— Premier George Drew of Ontario said in am interview on his arrival at. the Montreal Airport at nearby Dorvai today after a lii-dayvisitlo Britain and the continent that it was probable that 5.000 British farm workers, skilled employees and forestry workers ‘twill be ccim- lng to Ontario within the next. few months." ,

Mr. Drew, who resumed his flight home to Toronto a few hours later. said he also was confident that an announcement would be miade lrn Britain in the near future about arrangements to bring a more substantial number of people to settle in Ontario. The Premier said that lock of shipping 59PM was the only deterrent to an im- mediate movement.

The Ontario leader, who visited the Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium in addition to Eng- land. said that Ontario l-iouse in London has received more tifan 100,000 applications from Britons wanting to Gfll/IQFBIC to Ontario.

Solution 0f Bride's Death May Be Near

(By The Canadian Press) mniomo. May 30~Th= b11- nrre case of the drowned bride of Dinnertlme Rapids appeared to be flzzllng out tonight as police contiij‘ attempts to nt the Jig-

saw pieces of the death Willie into piece. There were indications that a

ers and Drivers Association when they meet Tuesday to consider tiia decision of the committee. This move Wls. organized by Mrs. Maclntosirs male supporters. chief among them William Smith. president of a taxi company and vice-president of the Association.

Mr. smith said he believed there was nothing in the Canrlian constitution to prevent her from investing money in operating a texi and that he was willing to support her case in court.

Further encouragement was given by Mrs. Christina Suther- land, who formerly drove a taxi but was turned down when she applied for a license renewal this year. _ ‘

Mrs. Macintosh, who support! her awn home with help from her cider son. who drives her cab at night said, "I'm going to fight this out to the bitter end. because it means my bread and butter."

HALIFAX. May 30 —— fCP)—A woman taxi driver pressed into service in busy Hall-lax during the busy war yeers says she is goirll to tight cancellation of her lic- ense by city authorities to "the bitter end."

Mrs, Agnes Macintosh, 42, this seaport city's only remaining wo- men oebbie of a wartime force of more than N. considers herself “pea-t of the struggle for the sur- vival of women's rlkhtful P1566 in the world today." and says Sh! vvi-ll carry her case to the Supreme Court if necessary.

The first round of her stculale was fought early this week before the ‘Civic Ceba Committee dis- cussing whether her license would be renewed. Mrs. Macintosh losl the decision when the City Coun- cil decided net to issue any more permits to lady cabbies.

The matter will be discussed further by the Halifax Taxi Own-

to the death of RZ-YERY- old Christina Kettlewell on the eighth day of her honeymoon was forthcoming. A source close to the investigation was quoted as saying the case would be cleared up during next week.

By Parliament Committee

OTTAWA. May SO-(Speclsn- Feasibility of coarse grain ship- ments from Churchill on Hudson's Bay to Saint John, Halifax and Charlottetown will be cliscusse’ before the House of Commons standing committee on Marine and Fisheries, the Guardian learned here today.

Intirnatiori that renewed inves- tigation of this northern route was given by House leader Ian MacKenzie in moving that R. S. Moore, COP‘ member for Churchill. Man, in whose riding the port is located. take the place oi‘ Angus MncInnls on that committee.

Despite the absences-f Stewart Bates, deputy Minister of Fish- eries in Geneva. an early meet- ing of the committee is expected since s large volume of enquiries of a special nature have been pil- ing up.

Prince Edward Island is rep- resented on the committee by both W. Chester S. McLure. Progressive Conservative member for Queen's who earlier this session made special enquiries on the Churchill- Charlottetoivn route. anti J. Wat- son MacNaught. Liberal member for Prince. Both members. it ‘a understood are anxious to ques- tion departmental experts on their view-s as to prices of canned and processed fish products under the new Fi-sii Prices Support Act.

One of the major matters on [the committee's agenda, is the new amendment to the Fisheries Research Act. including the total amount of money to be spent llils fiscal year on research, and its apportionment among the various provinces and research stations.

Oyster Fishery Extension

Prince Edward Island's members will seek extension of research work on oysters and expansion of the present area, of government- leased oyster-farm areas. It is stated here that Central Canada

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Apple Blossom Queen Selected

(By The Canadian Press;

KENTVILLE, N. 5-. May 30- Gladys Miller. a slim and radfnnt brunette from Annapolis Royal. N. 3.. where North America's first ripple trees were planted nearly 350 years ago. tonight was select- ed as Queen Annapollsa XV from a. bevy of 10 beautiful princesses.

Annapoiisa XV will reign over the IOU-mile long kingdom of An- napolis Valley during the two-day apple blossom festival which be- gins here tomorrow.

Bank Robber is Sentenced To Death

VANCOUVER. May 30—-(CIP)— sentence of death was pronounced on handsome. unemoti-onal Harry Medos. 22. in Supreme Court here tonight for the murder of Con-

Faise Creek gun battle. He was Seiitelltid to be hanged Wednes- day, July 80.

M0601, pale-faced,,gave no out- ward sign as ha heard the IZ-man iury return s. verdict of "guilty as charged" and Mr. Justice A. M. Manson pronounce sentence. No defence witnesses were called during the five-day trial.

Boyes. together With Constable G. O. Ledingham and 19-year-old summon Dwtles Eldon Carter were killed in the gun-battle which followed a kuatrated bank holdup.

Detective Percy Alan Hoare. wounded three times in the flam- ing gun-battle. was credited with killing Carter and wounding Medos.

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53 Killed In Latest Air Crash

(By The Associated Press)

PORT DEPOSIT, Md., May 30—-Fifty-thrce persons. one of them an infant in arms, were killed tonight in the crash of an Eastern Airlines DC-d, in the worst disaster in the his- tory of North American com- mercial aviation. '

Eastern Airlines identified as its own the big shlp which tore through the trees in a hilly section three miles east of this northern Maryland community. It said 49 pas- sengers, one of them a baby, and four crelv members were aboard. ,

State Police said not a per- son survived the catastrophe, in which bits of plane wreck- age and dismembered bodies were strewn for dozens of yards around the point where the ship struck.

(In New York. Eastern Air- lines said a Toronto woman. lilies Nora Giiberry, was one of the passengers aboard the plane. They said she boarded a Trans-Canada Air Lines plane at Toronto and trans- ferred to Eastern Airlines at Albany, NJ’. She was believ- ed cn route to Lima. Peru.)

The four-engined ship, fly- ing low as it passed over nearby Bainbritige naval training station. winged over and dived into the trees a few minutes later.

Flames broke out immedi- ately. eyewitnesses said. and bodies were strewn for dozens of yards around the point of impact.

Regina Hearing To Start 0n Schedule

Though June 0 is the Kings birthday and a. statutory holiday, the business 01' the King's 5ll.b]9¢15 will goorriii Reginalliaid-ay. 1i will. anyway. so far as the national freight-rate inquiry is concerned.

MA. lvlacPherson. Saskatchewan

counsel in the inquiry. inquired at the regional session yesterday if, in view of the holiday, the board would stick lo its decision to open western regional sessions in Re- gina tllat day. “Under the circumstances." rc- plied Chiof Commissioner J.A. Cross, “I think the K-lng would "ivlslt his subjects to conduct their busi- ness.’ He added the Regina ses- sions would start June 9 on sched- ule.

Would iiave More Enter lilo Ministry

Five Briefs Are Presented

Evidence of the dlsasirous con- sequence to Prince Edward island if the laroposed 30 percent in- crease in railway freight ralcs were granted was presented before tile Board of ‘Transport Conlnih- sioners yesterday in briefs which covered every aspect oi’ the ls- lands agriculture, fisheries, trade and cooperative enterprise so far as transportation costs are con- cerncd.

Ycsu-rdays morning and allur- llOJII sesstcns. held ‘m ilie Law Courts building here, brought the hlaritirne phase of the Board's reg- ional sessions to a close. The Board had previously spent three months in Ottawa hearing the Railways‘ side of the case! Early next monill

West for a similar series of hear-

ings opening June 9 at Regina. Sitting with Chief Commission-

er J. A. Cross. K.C., yesterday were

‘Deputy Chief Commissioner Arquand Sylvcstre and Commis- sioner A. Stoneman. They were

welcomed to the Province by Hon. G. H. Barbour, acting Premier, whoexpressed regret at the ab- sence of Premier Jones and said the Government. appreciated the fact that this Province. though small. had not been omitted from the Commission's itinerary.

ille Ccuimissioners move Lnto lhe.

At Yesterday’s Hearing Of Transport Commission

‘iriifiiiirri if“ (Unusual Series "0fPiane Crashes

, Al lczis’ ; llCFhllll‘; _ 1Fridriy' izd, Nmv York lJupun. Iceland. The Netherlands Iand Alaska in a scrics of airplane .(‘f‘ZtSil6S believed illlprccedentcd in ‘the history of llcaccilmc iiviailoil.

Eigliiccli .'.“.li‘\l\'(li". v.01? illiurrii and llllTf‘ persons urrc missing. _ At Port Deposit. !\ld.. a four- lcngllieci transport identified tent- iatively as an Eastern Air Lines ‘lalanc from Newark. N, J._ m ‘Miami. F‘n., with 52 persons a- iiloard. crushed iilid burnccl Pri- lday. and slate police said thorn iwere no survivors. i If all 52 were lost it would be ‘the greatest commercial airline disaster in the United States’ his- inry-surpassing in the number‘ kiilccl in a Tllurnciu) night plane crash at New York.

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Chief Commissioner Cross said that if the Premier wished later i0 make representations at Ottawa on behalf of the Province, he would be welccrno to do so. “While as you say. you are s. small Prov- ince," he added. “yet you are one of the nine and consequ 1y Y0“ speak as one of us. We appreciate very much the cordial welccme you have extended."

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1. lilr. w.n. Shaw. Deputy armist- er ofAgriculiuredeclaredina brief that the proposed raic incrcuses would be disastrous to the Prov-

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