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Conscription Issue In The Canadian Elections: Opposition's Charge

PEOPLE OF QUEBEC,

ARREST OF 25 WANG PUPPETS

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ORDERED.

CHUNGKING, Mar, 6 (Central) "DECEIVED"

-The National Government issued OTTAWA, Mar. 6 (Reuter)-Dr. a mandate yesterday ordering the of, 25 more men of the Manton, Leader of the Opposition arrest in the Canadian Parliament, ac- Wang Ching-wei clique: They are eused the Liberal Leaders of hav-Fan Chung-yun, Chen Chung-fu, Ing deceived the people of Quebec Mei Cheb-chi, Tang Leang-il, 10

the conscription issue, in Chun-chians. A broadcast election address,

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Their

Dr. Manion declared: whole object is to divide Quebes from the rest of Canada for po% itical purposes."

Chin Hsiung-pel,

Fu Shih-yuch. Chu Pu, Chen Chun-po, Ku Chung-sen. Wang Men-yun, Chang Chen-fan, Huans Ta-wel. Tsal Hung-tien, Chang Tai-po, 'Liu Yun, Huang Hslang- ku. Chow Fel-cheng. Chang Tze- hsldo. Chang I-cheng, Chang Ke- Chin-tsal, Tang chang. Huang Cheng-po, Chan Teh-chih, and Lu Ying.

Tang Leang-1 is editor of the People's Tribune, Chen Chung-po is

A FAILURE Expressing himself as absolutely upposed to conscription, D:. Manion said: "If I.am elected Prime Minister of Canada, there will be no conscription put in effect by the Government I lead.

Wang Ching-Wel's personal Conscription, to my mind, was a secretary, and Chen Chung-fu was failure in the last war, as it formerly chairman of the Foreign räised only about 10,000 men from Relations Committee of the de- more than half a million at funct Hopel-Chahar Political stirred up much misunderstanding Council. in our country."

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FIRST CONSIDERATION HALIFAX (NOVA SCOTIA) Mar. 6, (Reuter) Winning the

other matters of interest and ad-

vantage to Nova Scotia must be postponed until that was achieved,

war is now our first and most im- portant consideration," declared a speech from the Throne read by The speech revealed that Nova the Chlet Justice. Sir Joseph Scotia had taken steps to make Chisholm, at the opening at the the Province's" mineral resources Legislature

more readily available for Cara-

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GENERAL

WHY ARABS DUTCH GOVERNMENT TO WANT THE "TAKE STEPS" AGAINST ALLIES TO ATTACKS ON

WIN

BRIGHT & HAPPY FUTURE

LONDON. Mar. 6 (Reuter)- Continuing its plebiscite on why support the the Arabs should Allies, the Beyrouth paper, An- statement by nahar, published a Muhyiddin Nasouli, noted Muslim Journalist and politician.

THE STATEMENT

The statement declares; « "I want the Allies to "win the war because I belleve authority should be in the hands of a community and not of an individual: nations should not be divided into mas- ters and slaves: principles of right and justice should supertede those of Nieche and Machiavelli, which have inspired Nazi activi- ties during the last three years

HAPPY FUTURE

The statement concludes: "The Democracies have struggled in the last few years against aggres- sive forces but the bright and

awalts happy

which future humanity when the Allies win the war is worth all these precious sacrifices and the Arabs will cer- tainly share the fruits of victory and the happy future"

High Record Maintained

INDIA'S INTERNAL AIR SERVICES

NEW DELHI, Mar. 6 (Rea- ter) The rapid expansion of India's internal air services is seen "in the report of the Director of Civil Aviation in India for 1939.

Indian Airways

four carried times as much mall as in the year before. The total milage. in- creased by 127 per cent and the number of passengers carried was nearly doubled that of 1937. Despite this expansion, Airways maintained their high record" of safety. Not one passenger was injured during the four years 1935 to 1938, although the flights totalled over 3,500,000 miles.

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HOLIDAY - MAKERS WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT SCOTLAND. LONDON, Mar." 6 (Reuser)-De- spite the recent order making part of Scotland a "prohibited area," holiday makers will be able to visit the Scottish highlands &s usual

This was announced "in the House of Commons yesterday by Mr. Olivier War Becretary, who said that there was no reason why the order should discourage visits to the highlands for business or holiday reasons.

MAGISTRATES TO BE COMMENDED CHUNGKING, Mar. 6 (Centraij -Upon a recommendation of the Hupeh Provincial Government the Executive Yuan decided yesterday issue orders commending Mesars. Fan Yu-feng, Wang Tan- hou, Peng Fing-wen, Chen Sheng- wu, Kung Hsun-nan, Fu Kwang-

to

❘

SHIPS

INQUIRIES AT WILHELMSTRASSE

CONTRARY TO LAW

Condolences To Dr. Tsai's Family

CHUNGKING, Mar. 6 (Central) AMSTERDAM,' Mar. 6 (Reu--Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek ter)-Dutch newspaper correspon- and Mr. Chen Li-tu, Minister of dents in Berlin who enquired at Education, have despatched con- the Wilhelmstrasse, today in re-dolence messages to the family of gard to the attacks of German Dr. Taai Yuan-pei, President of Dutch' ships in the the Academia Brica, who passed planies on North Sea wore Informed that away at Hongkong vesterday. full reports had not yet been re-

NEVER RECOVERED ceived from the Nazi pilote con- In an interview, Dr. Zen Hung- cerned, but it was assumed that chiun, General Executive, of the the Dutch ship disobeyed orde:1) Academia Sinica, said that Dr. Tsal was seriously ill in the win- given by the German pianes.

tër of 1938 and had never fully re- If the planes dropped bombs or covered.

藕 When the Academia Sinich was opened Are without warning, spokesman added, they were acting removed to the interior after the fall of Nanking in 1937, 'Dr. Tsal contrary to International Law.

Dutch commentators point out intended to move inland also, but has was advised by his doctor and that in not one single case any warning by German planes family to stay in Hongkong in ceen mentioned by witnesses or view of his advanced, age, and poor

the health. survivors. Moreover, unless

Though in Hongkong he was planes concerned were sea-planes. i was manifestly impossible for constantly consulted an important them to search Dutch ships for matters of the Academia Sinica. contraband as they were legally The Executive Council of the bound to do before trying to sink Academia Sinica will meet here on March 22 to elect a successor to them.

The Dutch Government has an- Dr. Tsai," according to Dr. Zen.

"take nounced its intention to

the s.eps" as soon as it possess necessary information, but the newspapers bitterly point ous that all Dutch protests about her tor- pedoed ships have been-disregard- ed by Berlin.

The leader in the

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Conspicuous Daring

PRESS INDIGNATION M.C. FOR LIEUT J.A. Handleblad" declares that "the MACKENZIE

of alt

been

for

resource.

abominable.procedure of German LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter Alers cries to high heaven. Flaming Lieutenant (Acting Captain) John indignation" blazes up in our

Alexander Mackenzie, of the Glou- people on learning of such outrages cestershire Regiment has by German airmen yesterday. They awarded the Military Cross smeared their own emblem with conspicuous daring and Innocent blood. It is an instance

PATROL ENCOUNTER devoid of frightfulness.

Lieut. Mackenzie, on Jan 13. human feeling. These airmen have near Zeurange, with two men on damaged the German name in A

a listening patrol in front of the way that German propaganda

German lines, encountered a Ger- won't easily repair.”

man patrol of about twenty strong.

He allowed the patrol to sp~; proach within ten yards before them, felling two Germans and scattering "the rest.

"BIG BULLY''!

THE HAGUE Mar. 6 (Reu-machine-gunning ter)-Another attempt to per- suade neutrals that Britain Is just a great big bully bas been made by the German Legation at The Hague, which replied to the British state- ment recently on "Navicerts,"

Neutrals, says the German, Legation, are being intimidat- ed by Britain. It is not in keep- ing with neutrality to conform to the demands of enemy

powers.

MOSLEM CONGRESS LEADER RESIGNS FROM ASSEMBLY · NEW DELHI, Mar, 8 (Reuter)-

Mohamed Dr.

Alam, Deputy Leader of the Congress Party In the Punjab Legislative Assembly, has resigned,

He said yesterday that the, dusy of every Moslem was to rally under one banner and to con solida the position of the Moslem Community.

Three hours later Lieut. Mac-" kenale led a bastle patrol into the same area and returned to the Bitish lines carrying one dead German

There were no British casualties and is was believed to be the art German casualty inflicted py, the infantry of the B. E. F

HOPE ABANDONED FOR MISSING AIR

· LINER

NEW DELHI, Mar. 6.‹Ren-' ter)-What at first WAY thought to be the wreckage of the Imperial Airways liner, -Hannibal has now been found to be the wreckage of a dhow. The alt search. is to be con- tinued today, but it is now assumed that the Hannibal sank in the sea and that there is no hope of finding the survivors.

CROSSWORD NO. 552

ACROSS

3 Ball game

& Deluge

Suficient

iu and Chen Ying-wu, respectively 10. First magistrates of Xuthcheng, Kwang-it Mends tel, Aniu Hanyang, Hanchuen, 13 Heartsease Tienmen, and Icheng, for the part. 14 Gem they played in resistance.

16 Almed

towards 19 Appear 21 Two-fold

24. Pain:

28- Foremost 28 Tanned hide

29 Clear

MAILS TO EUROPE 22 Grave VIA SIBERIA AND NAZI CENSORS SHANGHAI, Mar. 6 (Reuter) British subjects have been warned by the British Embassy in Shang hat that mall which is not de finitely marked to be sent by an- other route than Biberia, is liable to fall into the hands of the Ger- man Censors.

Anofficial notice says that normally mail from China for Europe, la taken across Siberia ana there through Germany for dia tribution, but such mails should not, in the present circumstances, pass through Germian territory and there is always the danger that they may do so, since they are no longer under control of the Chinese postal authorities ance they leave Chinese territory,

30TM Obtained 31 Load

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7 Happiness 10. Comingt place

11 AwakaTI 12 Attend

15: Weakened SOLUTION TOMORROW

Bolution No. 551

17. Hollanders 18 Change 20 Child

complaint

23 Essential 24 Rosa

Essence 25 Boundary

27 Melody

Heather

ACROBR: 3 Bowls, 8. Flood. 9, DOWN: 1, Bleep. 2 Coral Ample. 10, Prime, 11, Repairs. 13, Oara 6 1amo, 6, Smeared. Paney, 14, Opal, 16, Aspired. 18, 10 Prosaic. 11, Rouse, seem 21. Dual.: 22; Serious, 24,

15, DUuted 17, Dutch Ache, 26. First, 23, Leather, 29, Lucid, 30. Taken. 31, Cargo, 32, 20, Measles, 23, Vital – 24. Atta Berge,

25. Hedge, 27, Tune. 28, Ling.

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