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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1937-09-30, Page 6THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES admitted that Japanese planes mach ine-gunned the Ambassador's auto mobile, and said if occurred because of a “misunderstanding.” Thyrs,, September 30, 1937 monton by-election Oct. 7 as a “Peo ple’s Front" candidate, bringing to three the number of nominees in the field. E. L- Gray, Alberta Liberal Leader, wa£ nominated by his party’s convention, and endorsed by the Con servative Party. Jan” Lakeman, Pres ident of the Alberta Communist Par ty, has announced he wotfkl be a can didate, FALL FAIR DATES Brussels ....................Sept. 30, Oct, 1 Dungannon................. Oct. 7-8- Howick Fair (Corrie) ... Oct. 1st, 2nd> Owen Sound...........................Oct. 4-6 Teeswater ............................. Oct. 5-6- Will Not Withdraw from Spain Fuehrer Adolph Hitler and Prem ier Mussolini, who saw Germany’s, war machine in action on the Baltic shore, have decided to reject Anglo- French demands for withdrawal of their “volunteers" from Spain, it was. reported. The- two dictators were said by responsible Italian quarters to have reached their agreement as a. means of preserving “international"' respect for their Rome-Berlin axis. Alberta Defies Dominion Government Intention of action to defy the Fed eral Government on disallowed legis lation, increased taxation on banks, and consolidation of the licensing of Trades and Business Act are being studied by members of the Alberta.' Legislature. Constitutional questions arising from disallowance are expect ed to be debated when a resolution denying the right of the Federal Gov ernment to void Provincial legislation.- is considered. Gypsies Didn’t Stay Long A Band of some thirty gypsies,, men, what made They much started their' sly artifices to extort, money. One lady called on a busi ness man, asking the distance to Tor onto, and the direction to go. On be ing told, she squeezed his hand fer vently, and said .“You such a good friend, j-ust. put a dime in your hand,, and. I will wish you good luck." While- the business man was trying to get rid of his importunate caller, anoth er gypsy woman came in arid grabbed, his other hand, and it looked as if they might stage a hold-up. A stern er method was required to get the unwelcome callers out of the shop, and they left without wishing their host any more good luck., women and children, a some- disreputable looking crowd,, a brief call here on Monday; found our business men pretty on their defence, when they Alberta Moves to Muzzle the Press Edmonton—Legislation concerning the control of the press in Alberta was hinted here by two private mem bers who moved and seconded the re ply to the Speech from the Throne in the Provincial Legislature. “Certain definite steps will be taken in dealing with the press in regard to their mis representation and falsities,” said W. Tcmyn (S.C., Whitford) in moving the reply. Provincial legislation successfully barred institution of an action in Al berta Supreme Court here. formal Aberhart Order Succeeds Edmonton — Orders-in-Council passed by the Alberta Government to block actions questioning validity of Will Ask Italian Troops Be Withdrawn London—Having received assurances that Italy will send no more “volunteers" to Spain, the Brit ish and French Foreign Offices'turn- ed their attention to obtaining a sim ilar pledge from Italy withdrawal of Fascist troops now fighting for the Spanish insurgents. Hepburn Would Establish Parks Ottawa—Establishment in Ontario HARRY F. O’BRIEN, FINEST LOCATION If ’convenience* Is Important to you then by aB means select Hotel TuIler -right in the heart of downtown Detroit-close to stores, theatres* office buildings, and all transportation. 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TEXAS...........RAMUON PICK of a series of great public parks, play- ! commander held by French police, grounds and beaches for the benefit, was implicated in a Fascist plot to primarily, “of our own people,” but! stir also as a further bid for the ever-ex panding tourist trade from which the Province is now benefiting, was intimated here by Premier Hepburn during the course of his election cam paign appeal. up an uprising in Southern France. Troncoso, seized as he at tempted to flee back into Spain ac ross the international bridge at Hen- daye, was formally charged with at tempting to seize the Spanish loyalist submarine C-2 at Brest. Arrested in Mysterious Disappearance Scheme Faris—Police jailed Mme. Nicholas Skobline and ordered a nation-wide search for her missing husband, who they believe 'holds the solution to the disappearance of General Eugene De Miller, leader of exiled White Rus sian war veterans. Early despatches said the Russians had been kidnapped and taken to the Soviet Union. Dick- Claims Germans Training in U.S. Militia . Washington—Representative stein (D:,.N.Y.) said that German al iens and Gerrnan-Americans are'join ing the State militia in the United States to obtain military training re quired by the German Government. He told reporters at least 2,000 have joined the New York State militia, and that, he has called the matter to the attention of the State Attorney- General. ex- by Alberta Gives Douglas Envoy 10-Year Contract Appointment of L. D. Byrne, pert s'ent to Alberta last June Major C. H. Douglas, as the first per manent member of the Commission to administer the Social Credit Act, was announced by C. L. MacLachlan, Chairman of the Social Credit Board. Mr. Byrne, who returned to England in August after being appointed a member of ^a temporary three-man Commission, -was employed under a ten-year contract, Mr. MacLachlan said. Miss Agnes Macphail’s Mother Passes Mrs. Henrietta Macphail, mother of Miss Agnes Macphail,, U.F.O.-Labor mdmber of the House of Commons for Grey-Bruce, died at her home at Ceylon, Friday. She was ill for four teen months. The funeral was held on Sunday. May Make War Planes at London London—Australia, Canada, South Africa and India may manufacture war planes and munitions for Great Britain, it is reported here. Accord ing to the reports, the scheme will enable the> British Navy, and Air Forde to fight from bases in the Do minions in the event Britain’s arms factories are destroyed. Eden of betraying the Colonial Em pire in his speech before the League of-’ Nations assembly. “Eden and his friends were put in power by us on their promise to carry out a Colonial Empire J policy,” the editorial said. “Now he is offering foreign countrie’s- access to British colonies. -He is of- 'fering to break down the tariff walls built up so laboriously and to sur render the prefernces established with such immense effort.” Jap Shooting of British Ambassador 'Settled London — .Great Britain informed Japan she considers the airplane ma chine-gunning of British Ambassador Hughe Knatchbull - Hugessen a clos ed incident. The final Japanese note, Senator Logan Arrested Ottawa—Senator Hance J. Logan of Parrsboro, N.S., was arrested here on a warrant arising out of the now famous Gypsum Queen case. Taken into custody at a small local hotel, the Senator was formally arraigned before Magistrate Glen Strike and liberated on $5,000 bail. Senator- Jas. MurdockX Ottawa, stood as bonds-, man. Three Try for Edmonton Seat Edmonton—Mayor Joseph Clarke announced he would contest the Ed- PICOBAC PIPE TOBACCO | FOR A MILD, COOL SMOKE i r To Remove Sino-Jap Question from League Geneva — Great Britain assumed leadership in a move to take the Sino-Japanese question out of the hands of the League of Nations and place it before an independent world ' conference, which it was hoped would have full collaboration from the Unit ed States. The special conference, which would have its headquarters in London, would be similar in many respects to the International Non-In tervention Committee of 27 nations. China Wants 9-Power Pact Enforced Nanking—China’s Premier and Ar my Chieftain, General Chiang Kai- shek, called on the signatories of the nine-power pact to fulfill treaty obli gations by supporting "China’s strug gle against Japanese aggression.” A dramatic plea for aid in Upholding the sanctity of treaties was made by the khaki-clad “Premier, aS his wife, head of Chinese air forces, ridiculed Jap anese assertions that half of China’s military planes have been destroyed. Wellington Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840. Risks taken on all classes of insur ance at reasonable rates. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. 7 ABNER COSENS; Agept. Wingham. Dr. W. A. McKibbon, B.A. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON • Located at the Office of the Late Dr. H. W.‘ Colbome. Office Phone 54.Nights 107 HARRY FRYFOGLE Licensed Embalmer and . Funeral Director Furniture and Funeral Service Ambulance Service. Phones: Day 117. Night 109. Rowe Would Zone Agriculture Petrolia—A proposal to zone agri cultural Ontario to determine Which areas produced the best live stock and seed grain, was made here by Hon. W. Earl Rowe. The Conserva tive Leader promised that if his party were elected to power his adminis tration would study marketing prob lems with the view of regulating sup ply and standardizing grades. ! i1 Bears Plentiful‘near* Lion’s Head Owen Sound — Farmers in' the Bruce bears, Owen Sound — Farmers Lion’s Head district of the Peninsula have killed seven five of them cubs, in a week. Latest victims of the sharp-shooting farm ers were a bear and her three cubs, Lord Beaverbrook Attacked Eden London — Lord Beaverbrook in a signed frbht-page article in the Daily Express accused Foreign Secretary DR. R. L. STEWART PHYSICIAN J. W. BUSHFIELD Telephone 29. / Dr. Robt. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (England) L.R.C.P. (London) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON DR. W. M. CONNELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phone 19. Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan. Office — Meyer Block, Wingham i X H. CRAWFORD eBarrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Successor to R. Vanstone. Wingham ♦.Ontario R. S. HETHERINGTON BARRISTER and SOLICITOR Office — Morton Block. Telephone No. 66, Claim Fascists "Tried to Start Uprising Paris—French secret polite were reported to have discovered that Ma jor Julian Troncoso, Spanish rebel MONUMENTS at first cost Having our factory equipped with the most modern machinery for the exe cution of high-class work, we ask you to See the largest display of monu ments of any retail factory in Ontario All finished by sand blast machines We import all our granites from the Old Country quarries direct, In the rough. You can save all local deal ers’, agents* and middleman profits by seeing ns. E. X Skelton & Son At Wert End Bridge-WALKERTON W. A. CRAWFORD, M.D. Physictan end Surgeon Located at the office of the late Dr. J. P. Kennedy. Phone 150. 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