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Earthquake in! Chile •
Santiago, Chile -A. strong l .earth-
quake rocked the region from Con-
ception south to Valdivia. An area
ranging about 100 miles along the
southern coast was shaken by a sev-
ere earthquake, isolating citiesand
towns and causing considerable clam -
age in Valdivia, Temuco and. Puerto
Montt.`
Landslides were reported at i':eurto
Montt, but there i'ere no casualties/
No estimates of the damage through.
out the ;South has yet been: made by
the Government, peiuiiung the receipt.
of further information. In Valdivia,
the'. damagewas oyicially estimated at
about 1,00O;O00 pesos (approximately
$96,'S00)-
Passenger Insurance Rates 'May Rise
Passenger -liability- insurance rates
.are going' to jump becuse a regularly
worked racket, is 'costing insurance
companies plenty, the Ontario legis-
lature was warned. by 'Charles : A.
RoberSton, Liberal enemiier from S.
Huron, when he spoke of his bill.
seeleing 'to'-•correcta .situation that
threatens. to weigh heavily on On-
tario motorists.
Speaking as a private member,
Highways Minister Macaulay lent his
suplport to the measure, which would
relieve drivers of civil -court respon-
sibility for injury or death of passe-
gcrsin their care. Other lawyer-
members of the House raised 'alarm-
ed; hands at what they feared •wwas"a
change in basic legal principle, and
ultimately the bill ' was sent to the
Committee on Legal : Bills, where,'1
Hon. Charles McCrea promised, it
would receive ,more than usual con -1
e -sideration.
J Hon. D. Sutherland Nominated
In South Oxford •
Mount Elgin --Conservatives of S.
Oxford, unanimously chose Hon. D.
Sutherland, a former member for the
riding, to represent them at the Ap-
ril 16 Federal by-elections. The seat
became vacant through the death .of
Thomas M.. Cayley. Soon after the
delegates gathered, . some 200 being
OFF COLOUR?
ISLIVER?
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Wake up your Liver Bile
—Without Calomel
Your liver% a very email organ, but it eer-
tainit can put your digestive and eliminative
organs out of kilter, by refusing to pour out ita
daily two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels
You won't completely correct such a condition
by tit ing sake, oil, mineral water, laxative candy
or chewing gum, or roughage. When they've
moved your bowels they're through—and you
need gainer stunelan`t.
Carter's Little Liver Pills will soon bring back
the sunshine into your life. They're purely vege-
table. Safe"Sure. Mie for them by name. Refuse
substitutes. 25a at ail druggists. 48
present, Mr. ,Sutherland was named
by Dr. R. E. Weston of Tillsonburg
and seconded by Dr. E. W. Coles,of
Norwich. A burst of applause ratif-
ied the nomination., In; acknowledging
the choice of the delegates Mr. Suth-
erland ,spoke warmly,' recalling that
he first represented the riding thirty-
three years ago,
Ask- Free: Hand Over Monetary
Policies Continue,
Washington — %'residdnt Roosevelt
through his Secretary of the Treasur-
:ary, asked the United States Congress
to let him retain a free hand over
monetary policies for at least another
year.
Frankly "speaking for the Admin-
istrati,on," Secretary Henry Morgan -
than, told a House of Representatives
banking subconnnitte that he tvasn''t
ready to accept the pending bill for
.establishment of a Federal monetary
authority with sole controlover cur-
rency' and gold and silver reserves.
Former Chinese New
Emperor of Manchukuo
FIsinitiing, lIancbuluo—A new dyn-
asty , was born under the protecting
guns of more than 50,000 soldiers
when Henry Pu-Yi became Kang Teh,
Emperor of "The 'Great Manchu Em-
pire."
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A. bullet proof limousine carried
him to and from the Imperial palace.
Barbed Wire stockades kept back the
throngs. Everywhere were the 'sol-
diers-Manchulccuoan aiid Japanese.
The ceremonies, o a, botih secular and
religious, Lasted less than half an.
hatir, though for the spectators there
were added the rigors of long wait-
ing in the severe cold. History prob-
ably record the enthronement of the
young sovereign as 'the briefest, most
perfunctory, eand most machine -like
ever held.
Near War is Chinese 'Op -inion.
Nankin, China—Tie National Gov-
•ermnent's Foreign Office issued a
withering denunciation of Henry Pu-
Vi's (enthronement as Einperor of
Manchukuo. Conderntaing the newly -
made Emperor, who sat on "China's
dragon throne as a boy, Foreign Min-
ister Wang Ching-wei declared that
"Pn-Yi's assumption of the Imperial
title is' but another of his acts of high
treason against .China,"
Ontario Pilot Awarded Trophy
Ottawa -In recognition of sixteen
years of war and: peace time flying,
Pilot Walter E. Gilbert of Fort Mc-
Murray, Alta., has been awarded the
Trans -Canada Trophy for 1933. ' The
an noupcernent was made by. Hon. D.
M. Sutherland, Minister of National
EXPERT'S ECONOMIC. I3AROIVMETER
The diagram fihown here is not the.
sbelton of a steareship, which it might
appear; at first glance, to resemble,
On the contrary, it is an Econornetet'
a machine designed by Witei' i
Trent, U.S. inventor, which lie declar-
es, gauges the nation's economic bal-
ance and shows where it is in need
of ,adjustment; Does that sound sine-
,.
pit?
THE 'WING -HAM ADVANCJ;-TIMES
Defense and trustee of the trophy,
which is the result of a gift froth the
late J. 'D, McKee, arid is awarded an-
nually for distinguished service in av-
iation. Gilbert is now one .of 'Canad-
ian Airways' Northland pilots and he
operates 'out of Forte McMurray in
Northern Alberta.
May Accede to Hitler Demand
Paris—Premier Gaston Dotlnaergue
is considering acceptance of Chancel-
lor Hitler's demand for a moderate
re-arniameiit of Germany under an
agreement entitling France to retain
its present strong army it was learn-
ed today. This would"give, France a
definite arms superiority unless the
world changes its mind and decides to
disarm:
The French, limit is understood 'to
include a new defence force program.
snapped by Doumergue's "little wear -
cabinet" composed of (Marshal Henri'
Penne, General Albert Denain and•
Francois Pietri, ministers of : war, air
and, navy, respectively.
Will Canada Adopt N.R.A. Cade
(Ottawa -`-The Dominion, Govern-
ment, is considering the adoption of
industrial codes in Canada similar in
some respects to the NRA of the bn
ited States, in the opinion of parlia
nventa.ry observers,' '
Corridor gossip is to the effect that
the Stevens 'Committee, which is in-
vestigating mass buying by depar't-
nrent and chain stores, wage and labor
conditions, and the distributing sys-
tem generally, is laying the founda-
tion for legislation tocorrect the ab-
uses complained, of by manufacturers,,
workingmen, farmers and small 'etail
merchants throughout the Dominion.
Sea Serpent at France
Cherbourg, France—Scientists were
.seeking to identify a mysterious mar-
ine animal, which was washed ashore
on the-Querqueivflle rocks near here,
and which bears a resemblance to
published descriptions of, the so-call-
ed Loch .Ness monster in Scotland.
The Querqueville . creature was des-
cribed as being 25 feet long and 44
feet in diameter, with. 'a thin neck and
a head like a camel.
No Harmsworth Race This Year
Detroit -There will be no contes
for the Harmsworth trophy this year
Hubert Scott -.Paine, British challeng
er last year, callecl the Yachtsmen'
Association of America offices her
recently that he hadbeen "unable to
get forward with a new• boat,". and
consequently found it impossible to
challenge for another race with: th
veteran Gar Wood.
Scott -Paine in his cablegram refer
red to the recent ,withdrawal of a Ca-
t
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NAMES- I -ITS,
NAPPER
Lieut. John J. O'Connel, scion of a
politically powerfulfamily, • who in
Court at Albany pointed an acusing
finger at Manney Strewl and said he
was one of his kidnappers.
months' and eight : months.
In taking this step to finance the
period intervening before a • general
loan offering will be made later in
the year, the Government seeks to
,take advantage of the present situa-
tion, which finds ` banks, insurance
companies and other financial institu
tions wish comparatively large sums
of 'liuid/assets available for the best
type of short-term- investment. ,
•
Roosevelt Plans New Tariff Policy
Washington- President Roosevelt
asked the United States Congress to
grant hint authority toput into effect
d new tariff policy, ': by which he
would eedeavor oto re-establish the
foreign trade of United States through
reciprocal rate reduction agreements
with other powers. :.
The _Executive message, and the im-
mediate introduction by Democratic
leaders of legislation: to ,give him the
power, brought the firstmajor cleav-
age between the two parties since Mr.
e Roosevelt entered the White House,
and stirred predictions of a long
_ struggle over the historic issue. •
radian .challenge, which made it ne-
cessary for him .to forward ,his entre
immediately or forego .competition
for .another year.
Opposes ?lianges sn IB N.A. Act
:Quebec -A warning against med.
:ening with ithe Te.ri'•.tisb North America
Act was voiced in ;the (Quebec Legis-
lative Assembly by Premier L. A.
Taschereau, ,in ico ifintiing discussion
of the motion by S,nenee Vatetiiin.(Lib-
oral, :St.Jann,es) for :reacililustmcerit,of
the present scale ,of Dorninio:n Gov-
erarmean;t sni'bsiniies to I'ago Innes. The
motion was :adopted by a gate •o'f 64
to 8, and ;a icornin;tte.e named to ap-
proach the 'Govern-Genuea-allein-Cain
eil on the emitter Describing •the act
as "the Charter of Canada," the Tim-
elier said the Fathers of Confedera-
tion, in drawingit up, had provided
for every contingency anticipated :at
the time.
Japs and Russians Protest Flight
Tokio-Indentical protests of aero-
plane flights in forbidden territory,
made 'in Moscow and Tokio, started a
new Russo-Japanese controversy'.
The Japanese Government charged
that Soviet planes had flown over
Korea and Manchuria, and demanded
guarantees that such flights would
cease. At, the same time, the Russians.
protested to the Foreign Office, thru
Japanese planes bad been sighted in
Soviet territory.
I{irk Given 3•'a Years
Creighton (Curly) lurk, Toroutci,
aged 2'1, was found guilty of the man-
slaughter :,of William Sim, the father
of his fiancee, Betty Sini, by an As-
size Court jury, which deliberated for
six hours Friday night.' The jury add-
ed a strong recommendation of .mer-
cy, When defence > counsel told Mr.
Justice Kelly, the presiding Judge,
that his client was suffering from a
chest condition, and asked him to hear
accused's,plrysicia'ti regarding the
condition, his Lordship decided to
postpone sentence until 11.30 Satur-
day morning when he was sentenced
to 3t years:
Short Term Loans
Ottawa --Adopting the system of
slior't-terra'financing popular with the
British Government, the Departreeot
of Finance will tomorrow call for
tenders for an issue of15,000y 000 in
treasury bills of two maturities, three
Chinese Buy Canadian Railway Ties
Ottawa—The Chinese telinistry of
Railways has awarded a contract to
a. firm in Beitisli Columbia for 130,-
000 creosoted railway tips, or the
euivalent • of about 4,500,000 feet of
timber valued at well over $100i000,
the Trade and Commerce Department
announced.,
The ties are to be used by the Chi-
nese Government in the completion
of the Canton-Hankow railroad, and
it is stated that similar contracts will
be placed in Canada over a period of
years as the railroad proceeds to com-
pletion.
11101!
NEWS
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of the
DISTRICT
To Serve Time Rather Than Pay Fine
After listening to considerable evi-
dence, the 'accUsed`defending himself,
Magistrate J. :A. Makinsrn police
'court found S. J, Horner of'Listowvel.
guilty of a charge of reckless driving.
After agreeing to make restitution of
$6 for the damage to the other car
involved he was assessed the mini.
mate penalty of ;$10 and costs or 20
clays in jail,. Horner told police lie
would serve the' tittle.
The charge resulted from an acci-
dent on No. 8 Highwy on February
1, about three miles east of Mitchell.
Squirrels Thriving Despite
Mitchell's Cold Weather
The five black squirrels which make
their• home with hfr. and Mrs. Polla-
kowsky, are fat and as sleek as seals
and this goes to show that these lit-
tle animals are Well fed. The bread
has to be baked hard or they will riot
eat it, fleet 'they Have also developed
a taste for pie and cake. Little holies
have been made for them and before
Mi, Pollalcowsly goes ; clown to the
barber shop iri the morning the squir-
rels are down on the' verandah Wait-'
ing for their breakfast and when he -
arrives hotte at eleven o'clock and
again at five c ck,they rey arae waiting
for kiln, in order that they May eat.
Between' meals the squirrels spend
their time in their Houses and when
these little shinty black fellows .hurtle
11pfor the night, their door is 'filled
Up tightly with pieces of paper and
leaves, and by doing this thc,y keep
as snug and warm as a "bug in
rug." The other day while one of the
squirrels was ep in a tree having a
bit of fun, the twig an which it was
standing broke 621 and in its descent
of thirty=five: feet it "landed" in -a
bank of snow and narrowly missed
the steps. Evidently the squirrel was
not injured for it got up and walked
away as though nothing had bappen-
ed.—lvlitchcll Advocate,'
Bone in Throat Removed by Cough
Mrs. Lloyd Porter of the 9th Con-
cession of Grey coughed recently:
That does no sound very interesting.
when just left like that, because it is
not unusual for people to cough. But'
in this case a very extraordinary hap-
pening occurred. Mrs. Porter cough-
ed up a fish bone she swallowed a
year ago last June.: The bone was
three -quaff tern of an inch long .:and
one-quarter of an inch wide.—Brus-
sels Post.
Goderich Unemployed Hold Meeting
A meeting of unemployed men of
Goderich was held in McKay Hall,
recently, chiefly in protest, according
to several of those present, at the
quality and quantity of supplies issued
by the civic welfare board, Another
"pet peeve" voiced by the men was
the police supervision at the local
lvoodpile-"as if we were criminals,"
one span remarked as hereferred to
the "chain gang" a name applied by
another man present. The men were
reluctant to discuss their plans.—God-
erich Signal.
Gashed Foot .With? Axe
Leonard Zettel, aged 23, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alphonse Zettel of near For-
mosa, while working for Mr, David
Frook at Cargill cutting wood, miss-
ed the stick and gashed his right foot
with the axe in a manner that re-
quired the amputation of the second
toe by Dr. Joyce at the Bruce Coun-
ty Hospital
oun-ty.Hospital at Walkerton.—Walkerton
Herald -Times.
Receives Eye Injury
Mr. Leo Hagan, an employee at the.
Huron Expositor, suffered painful
burns to his right eye and face when
molten metal, with which he was cast-
ing stereos, splashed on him. He was
removed to Dr, W. C. Sproat's office
Where his injuries were attended • to.
Although the burns are very painful,
it "is not expected that they will prove
serious.—Seafortle Huron Expositor.
Fell Under Car from Toboggan
In the company of his brother,
Donald, and Jack Rutledge, the lad
was proceeding to the gully east of
the town. One of the boys was pull-
ing the toboggan and the other 'two
were riding, on it In some manner
young Woods feu off directly in the
path of an approaching car, driven by
a Mr. Thompson, of Toronto. The
driver of the car had no opportunity
to avoid the accident.
The injured boy will be in the hos-
pital for some time where he is pro-
gressing as favorably as' could be ex-
pected.—. Seaforth Huron Expositor.
Listowel, Home Defended
By.Use of Rolling Pin
.Listowel -That well-known domes-
tic weapon of the comic strips, the
rolling pin, was employed by Russell
Farrell to protect his home from •in
traders, according to Listowel police,
who recently arrested David Kemp,
the reported victim of the rolling.pin;
Sam Hamilton and Ellison Guinter,
all on charges of breaking and enter-
ing- Ferrell's Home,
.An axe applied vigorously to the
front door of the house was the
mode of entry, according tothe cone-
plaint. The door was completely
smashed. Police were told Kemp had
been at the 'Farrell house earlier in
the clay and announced his intention
of returning. It was on the return
visit that the altercation arose..Kenp
is nursing a bruised scaip.
Purchased Business
Mr. Robert Trench took over. the
Downs & Habkirk undertaking busi
nese, and will continue itt the stand
occttpied by them. Mr: Leslie Clarke,
who hes been. with Mr. -Jackiin fay
the past year or twice has charge of.
Ir. Trench's establishment. -•- Tees -
Water Neww's.
Married Sixty -Five Years
Mr, and Mrs; John Diebel will on
Saturday next celebrate the sixty-fifth
anniversary of their marriage. They
are now 'the oldest't•esidetits,• ofthis
village, ceMinge here when Mildtnay
was actually not known as a village.
Both are in fair health, ,although Mr.
Diebel has now been blind for the.
past ten years. Not many people are
privileged to celebrate their 65th Wed-
ding aniiversary.—Mildtay Gazette:
Celebrates 91st Eirthda r
• Hearty eon rattl
tions are extend-
eded
to ,Mr., Wm,; , Clayton, who on
Neepa C'dPton of Six Lamps
,h lbs Mouse
Winggham Utilities Commission
Wednesday celebrated his 91st birth -'in return. Oat feeds analysed in the
clay. Mr. Clayton is enjoying fairly
good health and the sincere wish of
the entire community is that he will
be blessed with good health to enjoy
manyadditional birthdays.—Listowel
Standard.
Musical Festival a Teeswater..
The citizens of Teeswater. and .sur-
rounding community will be privileg-
ed' to have the County Musical Festi-
val held here in May of this year. At
a recent meeting of the committee in
charge the syllabus of tees pieces *as
arranged and may be had from the
Dept. of Agriculture, Walkerton, Ac-
cording to the revised Syllabus, small
organizations will receive special con-
sideration. Competition is arranged:
for choirs from towns or villages, ru-
ral .church choir, ‘Jr. Farmers and Jr.
Institute Choral Society, Continuation
and High School Glee Clubs, Village
School Choruses, and Rural School
Chorus; besides many other interest-
ing ,and worth -while classes.— Tees-
water
lasses.-Tees-
water News.
A' Prolific Ewe
With .stock prices on the up -grade,
Mr. Wm. Statters, 10th concession of
Kinloss, has a Leister ewe that evi-
dently is trying to Make up for the
lean years, and on February 20th, pre=
sented its owner with four lambs.
Two of these are an average size,.
while the other two are slightly small
er, but all, are smart and doing well.
Since then Mr. Statters has had an-
other sheep present him with triplets.
—Lucknow Sentinel.
Buy Feeds on Guarantee
Do not find yourself with a "gold-
brick" feed, money spent and no value
laboratories of the Dominion Experi-
mental Farms have had a range of
from 4 to 14 per cent. of protein and
from 10 to 30 per cerie of fibre, meat
meals of from 40 to 65 per cent. pro-
tein and pliosplroric acid from 10 and
20' per cent. Therefore do not ` buy
yourfeeds blindly but study the guar-
anteed analyses, as, printed on bags
or other containers so that you know
of what values thefeeds are for your
specific purpose, and also as compar-
ed with other feeds of the same class.
The new regulations are by nb
means popular. • Several members of
the committee are said to be revoltL
ing.-Local Paper.
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