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Finance Minister Abbott Leaves For London Conference

storm lashes Parts lil llew England

BOSTON. Sept. 2 — (AP) — lllnding rains and roaring winds lubed parts of New Eniiimd to- dgy with one man killed in the crash of a building and several areal reporting, “damage like the i038 hurricane."

In southeastern Massachusetts ‘pd New Hampshire, cities and towns reported wide damage, will-i high winds tearing up trees, blow- lns away roofs and snushlng build- logs as morning thunderstorms built up to high intensity.

A 65-year-old man, Henry Marl- chester. was killed and 15 others escaped when a one-storey cement block factory Collapsed in Esston alter wind smashed off the roof and caved fn the rear wall.

Coming Events

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"Talkies - Eldon, Friday.

‘ "Talkies - Morell. ‘Thursday, “Don't Fence Me In."

"Talkies St. Peter's Bay Thurs- day "They Meet Again."

"Dancing. Country Club, Trav- iliers Rest, September 4th.

"l; nce i-ri Bonshaw Hall, Friday the 5 .1 Music bybdacNellPs.

"Dance. Long Creek Hall Tucs- iisy, September 91th. Lunches served.

"Tuikics -— Bridgetown. lay "Don't. Fence Me in."

Satur-

"noirt forgot ihe regular dance it Burlington tonight.

"Ice Cream and Dance, Cullodcn School. September 4th. ‘

"Chicken Supper at St. Mar- iiarct‘: Hall, Wednesday. Sept. ird.

"lco Cream and Dance in Kin- g? 111111. Wednesday September l’

"Reserve September 3rd and 24th for Chicken Supper at South ilusticn llall

"Tolkien -— Bridgetown Satur- day. Gilda-stem. Rita. Hay- worth.

"Legion Dance in Cardigan lisll. Wednesday. Sept. 3rd. Web- ster's Orchestra.

"Cardigan ffalirChicken Sup- lier and Dance, Tuesday. Septem-

r 9th.

"iivllular Dance tonight, See Exfltclze Pavalion. Dancing from 9

:‘Don't miss the big dance and rtoeshments in Vernon Hall Thursday 4th,

"Carnival st. Borden ANSI. Tiisliiay and Wednesday sveni-ngs, Slilltember 2nd and 8rd.

"Lesion Supper and Dance, in "W11 "all. on Wednesday. Sept- ember 3rd. Supper served from 4.20 mail‘. Also refueshonents and amuse-

s.

"Notice - No .4 Wheat $2.10 "i- Bring your bags. Asphalt siiillqles. Spanish red and forest Imn. 210 lbs. $8.25 sq. Also rooflnl iilill. paper and cement. G. C. Green. Emerald. s

"A11 Persons interested in the pill Cemetery are requested to liiend s meeting at Uigg Church. "idly eventing. at 7:40 to make ‘Hans-omits to have the cemetery hid ovg,

"Collecting hogs for Canada Pickers eeeh filthy from ‘Pryob "Nov. Carleton. smiotnwa. Cen

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ore. Newton, Cope Traverse "i! Augustine Cove. More. L. n‘ "and and Sons, phone Alb i?! 11 or Viflflfll H.

."i-0sdtng in. Hogs until-my If follows: Summer-side till 1.80 - IL Ionsiseton till l. P. I '11. w, hunter ltivsr Jrsdsy day. llntor Wlginofo . till trail h!- Truolng sumo neurosis

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OTTAWA. Sept. 2 -(C P) —- Fiinence Minister Abbott today conflrnned on \the eve of his de- parture for London that he would discuss with British authorities the world dollar situation "arid its bearing on the existing financial arrangements between one United Kingdom and Canada.”

His visit to London for annual meetings of the international bank and the intematlonal monetary fund. also would provide "a useful opportunity to discuss world fin- ancial problems with the many other finance mlni-sters and of- ficlals"-who will be attending the lntemational meetings.

Mr. Abbott left with other Can- adian officials for New York, from where tihey will sail tomorrow.

The minister's LOOO-word. pre- departure statement also included a lengthy explanation of tihe ar- rang between the United Kingdom and Canada for drawing upon the 51.250.000.000 Canadian loan, which he said lg being » ex- hausted much more rapidly than had been anticipated.

MI‘. Abbott indicated that he is not going to London to negotiate any agreement with any other country_

He also repeated an earlier state- ment that the action of the Brit- ish Government in ending the auto- matic convertibility of sterling held by foreigners did not affect the arrai gements made between the two governments for drawing upon the Cauiadisn credit.

. Surprise Expressed

"Some peo le have expressed sur- wise," he sad, “that there is am arrangement under which Britain at present pays for one half of the net balance of its purchases and other requirements ln Canada in cash. and rrecelves the other half on credit.

"There is nothing new In the fact that the United Kingdom has pal-d cos-h for part of its Canadian requirements, although the exact percentage has varied from time to time.

"it is by no means an easy thing for Canada to extend credit to cover as much as 50 per cent of new British requirements in Canada. The normal and natural thlriiz would be for Canada to receive full payment in césh for sil its exports

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Drops Reins 0f Government

QUITO. Ecuador. Sept. 2—-(AP)- Col. Carlos Mancheno, chief of Ecuador's de facto government for little more than s week, resigned tonight and disappeared after re- questing asylum in the Venezuelan Embassy.

The Venezuelan charge dhffalres agreed to Manchends coming to the embassy, but by the time he had replied to the Colonel's re- quest. Mancheno had sent his re- signation to the heads of Ecuador's three principal political parties and apparently fled.

Mancheno dropped the reins of government as it became clesr that his regime was doomed by counter revolutionaries advancing on the capital against practically no op- position.

Late tonight Quito residents demonstration lp the

staged a live the

streets shouting “long constitution."

Drastic Steps Nowiieoessary Says Bevin

.__.. SOUTHPORT, Lanes, 1:13.. Sept. 2 -(CP) —Foreign Secre-

tary Bevin tonight called on Brit- ish workers to accept drastic measures to combat the country's economic crisis as an alternative to dictatorship,

"I want this old country to remain democratic," Bevin ssid at s dinner of the transport and general workers union. the or- ganlzatlon he formerly headed. preparatory to a full dress speech tomorrow to the trades union con- gress meetlng here.

"I hate dictstorships." he said. "But the only way we can avoid it. is to succeed by consent and not by force‘: I believe that the vast mass of the trades unionists of this country are ready to con- sent."

Bevin. speaking after the T. U. C. had voted overwhelmingly to consider full direction of labor in peacetime if the situation de- manded it. heaped scorn on coun- tries that “imagine, now and e- gain, we are no longer a great nation."

"Let them live in their fool's paradise." Bevin declared. without naming the countries to which

he referred. "We are great. We have fought and have fought clean."

Hintlng at is belief that the

British economic crisis will last at least two more years, Bevin described himself as "not daunt- ed. not. a pessimist."

“In the next two years you will win in sharing the destiny of the British Commonwealth and indi- rectly ..affectlng the destinies of millions of others futile ‘world or you will fail." he said.

"I cannot. I will not allow my- self to believe that this genera- tion is going to fail." ‘

I-Ie said the '1‘. U. C. had ds- clared its willingness to fight out "the real issue . . whether s. nation can triumph by produc- tlon." and hailed his old union for Joining the stand of "the great majority."

"If we win this struggle just as we won the war, then I am con- fident that the generations to come will look back on this Southport conference as a land- mark. in which you took great de- cislcns to change the course of humanity"

Earlier, the T.U.C. had voted to support the government's efforts to funnel workers into. under- manned, essential industries.

Warned that "the emergency is here" and that immediate and drastic steps must be taken for economic recovery, the powerful alliance of nearly 8.000.000 union workers voted five to one for sp- proval of a report calling for s review of the country's manpow- er shortage.

Dh’town Man Ilamed 0n Executive

DARTMOUTH. NS. Sept. 2 -- (C?) -- Edgar P. Smith of Sack- villé/NB. today was elected pres- ldent of the Maritime Pihotogra- pher's Association as the group ended its 14th annual convenlon here. 1

Other officers elected: R. Allen Benjamin, Dartmouth, Nova Sco- tla. lure-president; Murray Dorcas, Saint John. New Brunswick vice- presldsnt; W.C. Cooke. Charlotte- town, Prince Edward Island vice- president; and J. Reid Sweet, Hal- ifax. secretary-treasurer.

South African Exhibit Attracting Large Crowds

TORONTO. Sept. 2-(0?) —Ds- slgned to encourage immigration to south Africa and iinulste export to Canada, the Union of South Africa's exhibit at the i941 Oun- sdisn National Exhibition hes drawn many thousands of inter- ested visitors, but it is s disso- pointnient to the officials in charge.

Government officers at the largo Ind colorful booth at the exhibi- tion opened for the first time since the recent war, said that most of the articles ordered for tiirUn- loirs display are still in shipment. As s result most of the exhibit comprised "hold-over" dllpllYl from the last exhibition in 1N1.

Holding one centre ‘of attraction at the exhibit fl e stuffed sprink- b0): which causes sudden enlight-

enment to former Canadian ser- vicemen to whom the ‘ name "sprlngbok" always meant a mem- ber of South Africa's services. Most of the Canadians who fought through psrt of the Second World War with the springboks in Italy were‘ unaware that the name was derived from that of South Africa's national animal.

The African booth ls set ln cit- culer fashion and is decorated with natural color photographs showing various phases of life and the scenery of the country. Beneath the pictures are glass enclosed cues filled with native perfumes. ostrich fsetihrs. stlnkwood articles. leather goods. embroidered linens end countless sneineatnes of , the recent royal tour.

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P. E. l. Again Ignored A In Appointment To

Fisheries Portfolio

Appointment 0f Gregg Seen As Political Move

OTTAWA, Sept. 2 -- (Special) —Perplexlty reigned at. Progres- sive Conservative Ottawa head- quarters today aa Opposition leader John Brackeifs board of strategy discussed the party atti- tude to the appointment f Mll- ton Fowler Gregg V.C., resident of the University of New Bruns- wick, us Minister of Fisheries. Prime Minister King. the Progres- sive Conservative strategists s.- greed, had "pulled another fut one" in persuading Brigadier Gregg to accept the portfolio which became vacant three weeks ago with the death of Fisheriese Minister Frank Bridges,

Although he maintained strict party neutrality during his terin of office at Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Commons, Brigadier Gregg. it was pointed out. was appointed by the late Viscount Bennett, and Progressive Conser- vatives in the capital believed he was in sympathy with the prin- ciples and platform of Mr. Ben- nett and his successors.

"They've done it again." a pro- minent Progressive Conservative told The Guardian today, "and in the Province of New Brunswick st that. They lured Laurence messian- sway from us in 104d with the portfolio of National Revenue as the bait, but King I-Iazen disposed of him at the 1945 elections. Now they have Gregg lined up with the Grits."

It is conceded as a possibility that Brigadier Gregg will be re- turned by acclamatlon st the York-Sunbury by-electlcn of Oc- tober 20. Progressive Conserva- tives say they could easily take his measure in a general electlo or a by-election in which cabinet representation for the Province of New Brunswick was not involved.

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Sea Power A Big Factor

CYITAWA, sept. fl-(CH-Nice- Admiral Sir William Tennant, K. C. 3.. 0.153.. commsncler-in-chief of the Royal Navy's America and West Indies squadron. said today at a press conference that sea power is still s factor in the main- tenancs of a strong British Com- monwealth.

He added that while the trend in modern naval strength is to- wards the maintenance of power- ful air defence of the Common- wealth's trade routes more than 80.000 miles long, it is still neces- sary to operate cruisers, destroy- srs and other typos of ships to pro- tect future heavy commitments in aircraft carriers.

"I believe there is still a great (llll of usefulness in crulserl." B said.

Sllity 0f Isgllgeiics‘

BURTON. N.B.. Sept. 2 — (OP)

- Gross negligence was attributed to Miles Lynch. medericton, in the verdict reached at an inquest to- night into the death of John 0'Lesry. I. of New Maryland. NS. who mat. death here Satur- day night when lift by a truck. The verdict said Lynch was "grossly negligent" in operation of the ve- hiele. Lynch testified he bad been drlnflng and could not rslnlmber many of the incidents mentioned by other witnesses.

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O/ITAWA. 5613b. 2 -(CP) — Prime Minister Mackenzie King officially announced late today that Brig. Milton F. Gregg, presi- dent of the University of New Brunswick, has been sworn in as federal minister of fisheries.

BRIG. GREGG. V. C.

The swearing in ceremony took place at government house at 6 D. m, ADT.

There were no further details in Mr. King's brief statement.

The statement confirmed a ca. nadlan Press report last night that Brig, Gregg had been offer- Ied and had accepted the appoint- ment of Fisheries Minister to succeed I-Ion. Frank F. Bridges. $8110 died unexpectedly three weeks

o.

1'59 Billiolritment means that Brig. Gregg will stand as Liberal candidate in the federal by-elec- tion called for Oct. 20 in New Brunswicks York-Sunbury con- stituency, left vacant by Mr. Brldses’ death.

BT12. GIBSS. a Victoria Cross winner of the first world war who also served overseas in the second war, formerly was sei~_ geant-at-arlna of the House of Commons.

Striving For Early Writing Peace Treaty

OANlBIiIfiiR-A. Sept. 2 — (C?) _ British Commonwealth countries briefed on each other’; ideas for the Japanese peace. looked tonight to a United States-convened con- ference in Washington to make an

early start at writing the peace treaty. An Australian source said the

United States had indicated accept- nnce of a British Commonwealth conference proposal that the Jap- anese peace talks begin on a high level in Washington within a few weeks. ‘The Canberra conference proposed that the policy-making conference be followed by a meet- ing of experts who would work out the details in a draft treaty to be submitted to a final peace con- ference ln the first half of i948.

There were doubts here that Rus- sia Would participate. but author- itative opinion in Australia was that the others including Pakis- tsn. would go ahead anyway.

Brooke Claxton. Canadian De- fence Minister and Ottawirs chief delegate at the conference, left Canberra by sir for Melbourne soon after the talks ended. He plans to visit defence establishments in Australia and New Zesland before returning to Canada.

Closing the conference, in ses- sion since A08. l9. Herbert V. Ev- stt, Australian Minister for Ex- ternal Affairs. declared the Com- monwealth Governments were "strMng to bring about an ‘early settlement with Japan based on justice and achieved by democratic methods."

Mill Destroyed At Brudenell

Fire of unknown origin early yesterday morning destroyed the roller and grist mill of James A. Dewar at Brudeneli, a village three miles north of Montague.

The loss. including machinery and 200 bushels of grain. ls esti- mated at between $7,000 and $8.000, There was only a small a- mount of insurance on the bulld- lng and machinery.

Mr. Claude Murphy of the Checker Taxi Company, Char- lottetown, noticed the blaze as he was passing through the village about 4 o'clock yesterday morning and immediately drove to Mr Dewar's home and informed him of the fire which. was then well advanced. Had it not been for the thoughtfulness of Mr. Murphy, Mr. Dewar informed the Guard- ian yesterday, a. saw mill. also the Property of Mr. Dewar. would have been destroyed as it was located only about 50 yards from the grist mill.

'I'he Montague Fire Brigade ar- rived shortly after the alarm was sounded and. while unable to save the burning building, did succeed in preventing the blaze from

reaching the sawmill.

19 Republics Sign Mutual Defenceélreaty

mo m: JANEIR/O. sept. z _. (AP) — Representatives of l0 of the 2.1 American republics, acting in a. concerted effort to. outlaw war in the western hemisphere, today signed the mutual defence treaty framed at the inter-American con- ference at Qultandinha.

Earlier today. President Truman told Latin American statesmen that "many oi the remaining peo- ples of Europe and Asia live un- der the shadow of armed aggres- sion" and added that the United States was determined to keep its military might to bulwark a policy based on a desire for lasting world peace.

Truman flow here from Wash- ington especially to address con- ference delegates. However, he did not sign the defence treaty. That task, on behalf of the United Slates was left to the chief U.S. delegate, State Secretary Marshall.

‘The only two American repub- lics which did not sign the treaty were Nicaragua. which did riot re- ceive an invitation to the inter- American conference because of the pan-American union's dissat- isfaction with its current regime. and Ecuador, now in the throes of e counter-revolution against its new revolutionary government. ‘Ilhe treaty provides‘ that an armed attack against any of the signatory countries will be consid- cred on attack against- them all: that collective military defence measures w‘l1l be taken in case of any armed attack within n geo- graphically-defined security zone, which includes all the republics, ocean territory and most at the western ht-enisphei-e polar regions, or "within t-he territory of an Am- erican state."

(The security zone includes Can- ada but the Dominion did not take part in the conference here.)

It provides also for joint con- sultation for defence of an Ameri- can country attacked outside the security none. and for s "cease fire" order when two American states

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Some of the bodies -charrcd re- mains in rough gunny sacks lying on the cement floor of an under- taking establishment in nearby Transcona —may never be identi- fied. In some cases, dentures and rings may be the only means of identification, funeral home of- flcais said.

Twenty-three of the 27 recov- ered bodies were burned beyond recognition. Fifteen persons were still in hospital, recovering from shock and other injuries.

Meanwhile, weary rescuers con- tinued to dig through the twisted. burned remains of the holiday train. seeking a unknown number of missing.

WINNIPEG, Sept. 2 —(CP) —R. C. M. P. announced to- night thut Donald F. Ledllo, 55, of Dugald, Mano Canadian .Natlonol Railways train des- patcher, ll being held on a coroner's warrant as s. ma- terial witness in the collision of an east-bound transcon- tinental train and a oomp- er special at that station Inn night.

Neither police nor other of- ficlals would elaborate on the announcement.

Death came quickly and brutally as the special - nine of the 13 coaches were wooden plunged headlong into the mus- slve, all-steel transcontinental. The second baggage car burst into flames at the impact. The follow- ing coaches split their couplings. sprawled crazily along the right- of-wsy and, like s great torch, caught fire one by one.

Shortly after the impact. the confusion was heightened by the outbreak of fire in s grain elevat- or close to the tracks. Oll stor- age tanks also went up in flames. increasing the heat.

Preparations for s. thorough in- vestigation lnto the cause of the mishap - which may exceed in casualties the Dec. 2'1. 1948. train wreck at Almonte, Ont. when S6, persons were killed -were under- way tonight.

A preliminary inquest was scheduled for tonight st ‘Prens- cona and from Ottawa the board of transport commissioners sn- nounced an investigation.

Former Islander Dies lit Iowa

IOWA CITY. 1a.. Sept. 2-(AP)- Dr. Ewen M. Mscllwen, s1, head of the University of Iowa College of Medicine since 1035, died in hospital today sfter a lingering illness.

Born in Greenwich. PILL. he is survived by his widow, Hazel, sud

engage in hostilities.

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By Leslie Brodie Canadian Press Correspondent

CANBERRA. Sept. 2 -(Cl>) - Australia slashed 30 per cent from her Canadian newsprint or-

' ders tonight and cut quotas on s

list of key commodities from the United States.