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CAFASPIN
MANY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
OPPOSE FEDERAL LIBERALS
Ottawa, Dec. 3.
Dominion-provincial relations, always a touchy subject in Canadian politics, came to the fore again towards the end of October when Mr Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec, roundly rejected a Federal offer of help for Universities as constituting a threat to French culture in Canada.
They will come to a head as Federal Government would the deadline approaches next over the head of Mr Duplessis.
March. when the present 13 minion - provincial tax expire und the have to make
agrements
inginces
קט
Their un whether they will accept
new tuxation Duraflex Government
the
at ang manla O tawa March
Meanwhile,
مورا
the JAM
E
AGGRAVATED
of
go and Baskatchewan, where Mr T. C. Douglas Socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party was returned. Lator, the Socint Credit government
Brilish Columbla, under Mr W. A. C.. Bennett, scored
resounding victory, This was followed by the first Liberal victory of the year in a provincial election
Mr the triumphant return of Joseph Smallwood's party in Newfoundland.
The situation WUS further aggravated by French-Canadian students et Laval University, In Quebec city, who stagod nolay demonstrations End carried plocards reading- "Lava) needs money".
wws
bry The country self, Ove provincial elections Mr Duplessis has suizod the held during the first three opportunity to remind the quarters of 1986, left the Federal Goverment that his political map
at Caneda just as attitude in refusing to accept variegated as it had been at the Federal aid for education beginning of the year, with five overwhelmingly supported at a pov Goverunents of five different provincial election last June. political colours securing casy This incident also
serves to victories.
This confirmed the
Whestrate the tendency of tendency of Canadians to vote Canadians to vote one
way In into power provincial govern- Federal elections and the menia opposed to the Federal
oppostle DGM In provinci Liberals In Ottawa which, elections. Thus, the voters of nevertheless, they
rup-Quebec,
who have
have
ported with their voles L whelmingly
Federal elections ever since 1985.
CONFUSING
may be to
While this situation confusing to outsiders, Canadian it makes good sense, since it means that Canadian
voters are some sort the Central
Ottawn and
over-
the
supported Liberal Government in Ollawa since 1935, have equally over- whelmingly endorsod Its arch
Mr opponent,
in Duplessis every provincial election 1944.
FIRST APPEAL
But French-speaking
trying to establish tendency, us
of balance between Government in the local govern- ments in the provinces, This shows ani
instinct of political
caution and ensures against domination of loent affairs by the parly in power in Ottawa.
latest Dominion.
dispute arose 125
speech by the
The provincial result of
1
Federn Liberal leader und Prime Minister, Mr Louis Bt Laurent, at Sherbrooke, Quebec, In it, he made an offer of 10- creased Federal
aid to
Universities, based upon a new system designed quite speci- fically to remova objections rrised by Quebec province. Не was, he sald, prepared to drop the system in
since the
tisc
University year of 1981-57 8,000,000 dollars
whereby
(about £2,700,000) was turned over to the provinces for dis- tribution to their Universities. Instead, he proposed to provide 14,000,000 dollars (about £8,400,000) which would be apportioned to Univeralties and Colleges by an organisation of their own. the Confererence of Universities.
National
OBJECTIONS
Under the old plan in the first year ending 1952, Quebec Universities, such as French- speaking Laval and English- spooking McGill, had benefitted
the
exten!
of roughly 2.250,000 dollars (£750,000) a But because of objections raised by Mr Duplessis Government, the
Quebec in-
10
your
siltutions were dropped off the list in sulsequent years,
10
There is no question but that under Canada's written Con- stitution, contained
the in British North America Act, education Es exclusively the preserve of the provinces. Any hope of Mr St Laurent that his now formula might appease Mr Duplessis was dashed by a letter from the Quebec Premier
the
Fedoral Minister of Finance, reminding the Federi Government that "our schools are the indispensable fortresses which preserve the religious national traditions which we have the right to safeguard.” Explaining his rejection of the Federal offer, Mr Duplemis told пожарарот men:
"A treapets
penetration without permission on property which belongs to someone else. Whether this penetration. carried out through the front door or a alde door, it remains a trespas"
pri
menam
In reply, Mr. St Imment addressed. to the universities n carefully worded' statement in which he said: "I do hope that In a country where we soLPEARS pride in the freedom which we do not belleveto meist in the so degroe under dictatorial administrations, the, directors of Institutions of higher learning will: matoguard and to thir :freedom to fulfi their functions
AS educarton without.
the necessity of having to bus into Account
roadt
meiningar that tha
since
a
The upshot loft the political map momentarily unchanged, with six anti-Liberal govern- ments and four Liberal ones in in Canada's ten power provinces.
But it represented provalc
drastic
the since change Liberals returned to power in 1933. At the end of that year, eight
Canadian out of nine provinces (Nowfoundland had not then entered the Canadian confederation) had Liberal governments in sympathy with the regime in Ottawa.
SWING AGAINST
This swing. Liberals In
Inventor
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Rescinding Leave Order
LARGE VIKING BURIAL GROUND
Aalborg, Denmark, Dec. 8.
On a quiet hillside, just north of the Limfjord, Danish archaeologists are excavating what has proved to be one of the largest Viking burial grounds ever found.
They have also discovered the | Scandinavia and Britain are "lost cily" of Wendila.
well-known, but the Lindholm excavations confrm that this The site is Lindholm Hocje practice was too costly except ("HI"), a few miles north of
for chieftans and the more Aalborg, with A commanding wealthy members of the com
view over the broad water of the Limfjord, where once flects
for
muntly th
ships
The idea is belleved
that thes to have been of Viking longboala gathered carried the departed on their before making piratical raids voyage to the next world. For on the shores of Britain. This fjord was once An
Important those who could not afford the an actual longboat, stones cast-west trade route between set up over the grave in the Boer.dinavia and Western Europe form of a ship, often pointed, affording sheltered traffic
at Lindholm, towards the west through the enclosed waterways in the direction of England, of North Jutland between
the where Baltle and the North Sea.
725 CRAVES
Lindholm
has Hooje
as
long
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beep
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the deceased
many of had made many feray.
# proditable
IN CLOTHES
On
known as a possibly important Vikings were cremated in archacological sito for many
their clothes together with Aalborg dancing offerings years. An
of domesticated teacher, Miss Augusta Zangarimals, such as A dog, cat,
an amateur archaeologist,
horse or sheep, to accompany made some perfunctory diggings there
the
journey. The as 1888. residue from the funeral pYTC But it was not until four years Was
in collected and placed ago that
excavations began
often with grave,
clay Danish Carnest, by the
The whole was then Muscum under the leadership
with four or five covered of Dr Thorkila Ramskou.
inches of projective earth.
of the The
latest making period. uncovered
when the Danes gave Lindholm an ever larger Viking up cremation in the first half
in Na-
the
A
tional Museum and the Aalborg bures,
pot on top of the charged
Today, about 725 graves have been
cemetery than that ai Birka, in Sweden.
graves
#n
t
of the tenth century, have also brought to light corne Interest-
include The earliest graves at
Lind-g finds. They
amulat holm date from about 500 A.D. amber
representing the hammer of the god Thor. (After Christ): when cremation was general among the Viking
Vikings How far afleld the peoples. They range
to up
travelled and traded is shown about 958 A.D. when cremation by the discovery of five Rufe
giving way to natural
silver coins made about 900 burial under Christian influence, AD at Tashkent, in Uzbekistan,
was
the against the provinces should not
Interpreted, be however, as heralding a swing against
Federal them in the Indeed, at Quebec neid.
the Federal is far from being alone in this election
Junc. expected next the 1950 crop of the Liberals will be
lieavy provincial election shows,
Lavourites June, the first government 14
17 power. appeal to the people this year, Canadian
Seoul, Dec. 3. the Conservative vubinet
the strength of the party in South Когеал army head- Lesve of all South Mir suald Flemming, in New
meantime, | quarters announced today un military POWET
Peractinel WDS Brunswick, was returned with Expressed their desire to keep order which
Issued oncelled last month when an increased majority. Within opposition
alivo by Novermber 2 cancelling all leave movements of North few <toys, anti-Elleral voting for its opponents in the of the South Korean servicemen troops towards the Korean Ironi A number of ceremonial cemetery when there was ap- victories followed in Queber❘ provinces-China" Mafl Special,' would be rescinded on December
اده
for
ke tho voters,
In
reift to meanitme, recognising
the
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
"THE SECRET OBJECT IS BEING BUILT IN A HIDDEN DESERT STATION.
FERDINAND
NANCY
PARADISE
BEACH
STRAIGHT AMEAD
HELP---HELP
THE GUM MACHINE
SCARED ME
JOHNNY HAZARD
MR. DELEGATE, WOULD YOU
HOLD IT FOR A PICTURBE TAKE
IT, SNAP
YOU TRAVEL BY TRAIN, PLANE CAR AND FINALLY HORSE- BACK. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO GO.
NO
DOGS CAMPING
ON BEACH
A FACE
YOU MUST DELIVER THIS, GUARD IT WITH YOUR LIFE.
was
THESE ARE THE SECRET
PLANS?
[NO]
NO
| SWIMMIN FISHING
NO
1949
6.
were reported.-Router.
conundruma of
A feature of these graves is in what is now the Asiatic part the way in which
are of the Soviet Union. they marked by slones arranged
One of the | triangular, circular or rectan- Korean gular formation, and most In- this site when it was first da-
covered cas-teresting
Lindholm and characteristic of active ull, in the shape or the old Hooje
choson for Kartan Viking longboat.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
FIRES!
NO--THAT PACKAGE CONTAINS ONLY TRASH PAPER.
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
IT MADE
·COME ON, PEE WEE.---
WE'LL INVESTIGATE
FOUR
GUM
AT ME
AS SHAP RAISES HIS CAMERA ANOTHER FACE } COMES INTO VIEW IN THE DOORWAY OF THE E
PIECES OF GOT STUCK
TO THE
GLASS
By Frank Robbins ·
CRUEL FACE THAT, EVEN THOUGH ALTERED, TANTALIZES WITH RECOGNITION THE CAMERA
| MEMORY OF SNAP HUNTERI
THAT PHOTOGRAPHERI I
| HAD NOT_EXPECTED TROUBLE
GO SOON, YET, MR HUNTAIR IS THE CIRLY ONE LIVING WHO COULD.."
PENETRATE MY DISQUIBBI,
burials
WAS why
had
been
ruch an Important Viking
of actual longboats Inparently no important town in the vicinity. In recent months, however, excavations have re- vealed what, by ‘The standards of 1,000 years ago, was portant town: Bay Whit haB_BO2--| far been unearthed of this rettlement has been found to belong to a later period than the graves.
There's More than Magic
about CADBURY'S
They're Wonderful
TRY
If we were
any fresher we'd still be on the vine!
Libby's
FROZEN STRAWBERRIES
TODAY
ROWNTREES
IT'S THE FULL
CHEAM MILK THAT
CHOCOLATES
DONDEY GONE!
MILK
CHOCOLATE
this situation
calls for a
San Miguel
Dr
'TWIN' TOWN
bew
Thorkild Ramskou Hleves that it is the town of
In "Wendla", mentioned
the travels of the eleventh century chronicler, Adem of Bremen. At that period Wendila was described
as the fourth largest town in the whole of Scandina- ViR. The name "Wendia” is a Latinised
form Of "Vendel" which is still remembered as, A Danish place namo in "Vendsys- sel" the present name for the whole of Jutland north of the Limfjord.
Wendila in fact was the *twin" of Aalborg on the southern side of the Limfjord. What is still not clear is why the town of Wondila wha abandoned early in the 12th
century Ora suggestion put forward # thet, with
"for felling of trees fuel, advance of sand carried Strom the sunshore by the strong Danish windz made tho, sita uninhabitable. At all events, this same sand has protected the_Viking_graves and the re mains of Wendila, leaving them undisturbed for hundred of years until today, when giving work to unemployed men who are rembring it under: the directions of the archaeologists, China Mall Special.
POLISH BISHOPS
APPOINTED
Paris, Dec.
The Polish PAP nóïe shétcy. tonight confrmed) the appointin ment by the Vatican, ok five Polish blahops for tha' faragné German territories incorporated" Into Poland.
PAP stated that the nomina- tions followed - pogotiatiohm be... tween the · Pállít Eglaboðsta and the Polish Governmentų:
Hitherto the dioceses co ed were governed butroly (5) Vicara
The Ave bishops, ord,
Kminok, Theodore
す
Edmund 'Nowicki,
∙Wilczynski (and Yenkote Top!
Parts observers' shid here to night thát by appointing Póllis bishops to those dioceses (Clim Vallours was for the first Ume tacitly acknowledging the Polle
overeignty
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