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The Osh PR) idl News in Brief 2 Bete eile ite testo todds BI a a a Drowned In River Windsor.--Leaping from the stern top deck of the crowded ferry boat La Salle, bound from Windsor to Detroit, an unknown man was drown- ed this morning. The body was not found. * * = Polo Captain Suicides London. --Captain 'John Pitt Den- ing, who captained the British army polo team against the United States army in 1925, was found shot dead in a hotel here last night. A revolver lay beside him, . Committed for Trial Toronto.--Arraigned in police court yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth McClin- tock was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter resulting from an illegal operation on Mrs. Anna Grieves, . LJ To Rebate Tax . Toronto.--Municipalities henceforth © will receive a rebate on the amount they pay in taxes on the gasoline used by their trucks, under an order- in-council enacted yesterday after- noon by the Ontario Cabinet. Fall Fatal Kitchener-- A seven-foot fall to the concrete sidewalk proved fatal to Frank Spatschek, aged 60, who pass- ed away in the K. and W. hospital early today. He fell from a ladder while painting the verandah of his home. * Xx * Still Isolated : Barrie--Cookstown, a thriving vil- lage on the borders of York and Simcoe counties is still isolated as a result of Saturday's storm. The on- ly way of reaching the village at present is by Doat or airplane. Re-Open Old Inquest ; Sault Ste. Marie.--~The inquest into the death of Mrs, Henrietta Bell, struck and killed by a. "hit-and-run" motorist in October, 1927, will = be re-opened it was announced today by Crown Attorney, w. G. Atkin, King Boris In Germany Berlin--King Boris, of Bulgaria, today visited Dr, Stresemann, Ger- man foreign minister, and had a two- hour talk with him and other officials. The Bulgarian monarch was expect- ed to return directly to Sofia. To Hold Inquest Scarboro'.--Coroner C. D. Farqu- harson of Agincourt, has ordered an inquest into the death of John Mil- ler, of Hillsdale, who, during last week's storm was hurled to his death Whey the little Rouge bridge collap- sed. * * » Principal Retires Guelph.--Following fifty- 4 i service as tedehers Pine years Principal Emeritus of the. Guelph Collegiate-Vocational Institute, Mr, J ames Davidson, B.A, today announ- ced 'his retirement, to take effect at the close of the present term. * Given Send-Off .,. Southampton, Eng.--When 45, fam- ilies, numbering nearly 200 pérsons, sailed for Canada over the week end, members of the Southampton and neighboring branches of the British Legion ex-Servicemen paraded to the docks and formed a guard of honor, * * LJ] ; Stolen * Ride Fatal . Windsor.--Attempting to steal a ride on an Essex terminal railway yesterday, Lloyd Noble, 9, Sandwich, lost his grip and fell beneath the wheels of a loaded freight car, Both his legs were terribly crushed and it was found necessary to. perform a double amputation. ' w* Open Verdict Toronto.--James McGrath, Toron- to, came to his death as a result of injuries at the hands of a person or persons unknown in a brawl some- where in Toronto, or in a vicinity unknown, was the coroner's jury verdict at the inquest here yester- day, * x x . . New Railway Line Winnipeg. -- Announcement that railway connections would be made with the townsite of Cold Lake, sit- uated a mile and a half from Sherritt Gordon, Man, was made by Hon. D. G. McKenzie, provincial minister of mines and natural ' resources, last night. * - LJ Child Killed by Train Chatham.--Roger "junior," the two- year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Roger Coffel, of Turnerville, died in the Public General hospital yesterday af- ternoon as a result of injuries sus- tained when struck by the engine of a Pere Marquette freight train at Ennettes station yesterday morning. Killed In Excavation . New York,--One man was fatally injured and four others were hurt when byried for five to fifteen min- utes yesterday in an avalanche of soil which broke down shoring in the ex- cavation for a Salvation Army build- ing in 14th street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. ; WEATHER The area of high pressure now extends from Manitoba to the St. Lawrence Valley, while another shallow low area is centred near the middle Atlan- tic coast. The weather is now fair and cool throughout the Deminion, Forecasts: Lower Lakes-- ¥resh to strong northeast winds; mostly cloudy and cool. Thursday--Fresh to strong northeast winds, mostly cloudy and cool; probably showers in south ern counties. Geor- gian y=----Fresh northeast winds; fair and cool today and Thugsday, - (ie . A Ea iy ¥ NXIETY F OSHAWA, ONT. aua Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer y Times A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City EDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. FOURTEEN PACES OR LINDBERGH IS RELIEVED Oshawa and Kingston to Be Linked 1 Lindbergh Arrives at Brownsville, Texas; Was Several Hours Overdue Great Anxiety Was Aroused by Failure of Aviator to Reach United States After Leaving Mexico City Shortly After Noon Yes- terday SPENT LAST NIGHT SOMEWHERE IN MEXICO Lone Eagle Says Where He Spent the Night of Inter- est to No One But Him- self -- Regrets Anxiety Created by Reports That He Was Missing Brownsville, Tex., April 10--Col- onel Charles A. Lindbergh landed here at 9.30 a.m. today from the in- terior of Mexico, which he spent the night after taking off from Mexico City yesterday. The flyer's arrival . ended the anxiety which had been created in Mexico and the United States as to his safety. ; : Col. Lindbergh left Mexico City at 1220 p.m. yesterday enroute to the border and was expected here late yesterday. Nothing further was heard from him until his unexpected landing here this morning. The first infor- mation from the air port, five miles from the city, did not include the reason for Col. Lindbergh's delayed arrival. Tt was assumed that he stopped overnight at some point in Mexico. The flyer declared it was of inter- est to himself and no one else where he spent the night, and explained he had no intention. of flying beyond 'the border' of Mexico yesterday when he left Mexico City. Friends of Lindbergh here said they believed he might have stopped at a ranch near Tampico, "I regret very much that the press has seen fit by an unauthorized statement to cause unnecessary anx- iety for my safety," Lindbergh said. Embassy Was Confident Mexico City, April 10--Though confronted with reports that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was missing and could not be located American Embassy officials this morning here refused to believe him the victim of a mishap. ""He is doing his usual stuff," it was said at the Embassy, implying a belief the aviator had landed quiet- ly somewhere and refueled, continu- (Continued on Page 2) SAYS POPULATI 1S FAR TOD SHALL Sir Herbert. Samuels Asks for Policy to Improve Con- ditions in England London, April 10--Sir Herbert Samuels, chief Liberal organizer who is conducting a Land's End to John O' Groats campaign, addressed a se- ries of meetings at Devonshire towns yesterday. Speaking at Barnstaple he said land in Britain should maintain a larger population than it did today; the country was becoming far too ur- banized. i "Much has been done to colonize overseas but why not do something to colonize Old England?" he asked. The Liberal party, he urged, had a definite and well-considered agricul- tural policy to improve conditions in Rural England. WINNIPEG GRAIN EXCHANGE Winnipeg, Man., April 10.--Wheat: May, 5-8 to 7-8c lower at 124 1.2 to 124 1.4; July, 1-2¢ to 7-8c lower at 126 5-8 to 126 1-4; Oct., 3-4c to 1 1-8 lower at 126 1-4 to 126. Oats: May, 1-2c to 3-8c lower at 52 5-8 to 52 3-4; July, 3-8c lower at 53 3-4, NEW YOFK EXCHANGE New You, <Apsit 10-~Torelgn Garchatize teady; dem: ates (in cents): Great Bri- tain, 484 34; Canadian Dollars at 25-32 of one per cent, discount. First Group to Sail Under New Plans (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Southampton, Eng., April 10.--(By George Hambleton, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent).--The = first oup of 45 families, including near- ly 200 persons, to sail for Canada un- der the British Legion of ex-service men's farm training plan, will leave Southampton for Canada next Sat- urday, it is learned. The familics come chiefly from Yorkshire and Durham and the heads of the famil- ies are all unskilled 'workers, ex-ser- 'vice men, who have now finished six months' training on the Wiltshire training farm maintained by the Le- gion, Little Belief in Election Betting London, April 10. -- "The stock exchange gamble on the general election is sure to be wrong, as it has always been in the past," de- clared. Sir Herbert Samuel, chief Liberal organizer, in a speech at a Liberal meeting at the village of Stausteel, Cornwall, yesterday. Betting on the general election gives the Conservatives a few more seats than Labor with the Liberals conceded about a third of the seats of either of the other two parties, BELLEVILLE BREWERY IS TAKEN OVER DEAL WITH BUDWEISER COMPANY IS COMPLETED Firm Had Previously Been Carrying on Negotiations With Oshawa Belleville, April 10.--The Quinte Bréwing Company ceased to exist y in its place arose yestords Cone yg TN so the purchase of the former busi- 000 ness by the latter company. The new company includes several men prominent in United States cities as well as Canadians, and it is proposed to spend considerable money in improvements bringing this brewery right up to date in every respect. A, H. Whitton will continue as local manager and L. W. McLennan of Toronto as man- aging director. As the result of negotiations which have been under way for some time as reported some weeks ago, the plant and business were taken over by the new company yesterday. Among the directors is Mayor F. X. Schwab, of Buffalo, New York. Negotiated Here The Budweiser Brewing Com- pany of Canada, Limited, last year conducted negotiations with the Oshawa city council and agreed to purchase a block of land on the city farm to erect a brewery here. It is understood now, however, that' with the taking over of the Belle- ville brewery, the company may not proceed with its plant in Osn- awa. ANOTHER FIRING INCIDENT FOR U.S. Coastguard Vessel Fired on Norwegian Ship -- Re- ports Being Made (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) 'Washington, April 10--Preliminary reports on the firing on the Nor- wegian vessel Juan last week by a coast guard vessel off Chesapeake Bay were reecived today from the vice-consulate at Baltimore by the Norwegian legation. It was said at the legation that fuller reports on the incident are expected to be forwarded through the consulate in New York within a day or two and no action will be taken by the legation until these re- ports are received. ALBERTA MAN IS KILLED IN NEW YORK (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) St. Catharines, Ont., April 10.-- Lieut.-Colonel George Carlisle, of Crossfields, Alta., was knocked down and killed by a taxi-cab in New York last night, according to word received by his relatives in this city this morning. . He con- ducted a dry goods business in St. Catharines for many years before going into ranching about fifteen years ago. Gateman Killed ; Montreal--Arthur McDuff, aged 58, a Canadian National Railways gateman, was instantly killed when struck by a freight train, _ COLLACUTT BIS LINE TO OSHAWA INCLUDED IN DEAL Toronto City Council Favors Purchase of Both Lines by T.T.C. PRICE IS $120,000 Decision of Board of Control to Buy Only One Line Rejected by Council Toronto, April 10.--City Coun- cil last evening, by a vote of 12 to 7, authorized the Toronto Transportation Commission to purchase five bus routes from four companies, This decision was reached after a Council meeting that lasted five hours, and consideration by the Board of Control at four sessions. The legality of the Council meet- ing may be questioned, inasmuch as some members were not noti- fied, and others were only inform- ed of the meeting by telephone around 11 a.m. yseterday. How- ever, the decision was clear cut and enables the T.T.C. to purchase all the interurban lines needed to complete the services of Gray Coach Lines, and gives the Com- mission coatrol of the main ar- teries leading into the city. The vote in favor of purchasing the lines wag as follows: Yeas--Mayor McBride, Gibbons, Ald. Carrick, Hamilton, Gordon, Wadsworth, Baker, Chisholm, Beamish, Whet- ter, and Howell Total 12. Nays--Con. Wemp, Hacker, Summerville, Ald. Stewart, Allen, Hun tand Cameron. Total, 7. The lines acquired under this decision will cost $392,500, and are as follows: . Del Ray Coach Lines, to Oshawa, $170,000. F + Cot Litres; porting operating' to [awa only, $120,- Con, Highway Queen Bus Lines, to Brampton, $50,000. Maple Leaf Coach Lines, to Markham and to Cooksville, $52,~ 500. Under the resolution adopted, the Council will also apply for legislation legalize the purchasz (Continued on Page 9) VICTIM OF TRAIN WRECKS BURIED IN TORONTO TUESDAY Masonic Brethren Pay Trib- utes to Engineer of C.P.R. Train Toronto, April 10.--A large number of Masons, railwaymen, several railway executives and other friends paid their last re- spects this afternoon at the funeral of John Kennedy, 209 Mavety St., who was Milled early last Satur- day morning, when the C. P, R. locomotive he was driving was derailed in a washout near Bow- manville and he was pinned under it as he tried to jump clear. .The services were conducted at Wm. Speers' chaple, Dundas St. W., by Rev. D. T. L. McKerroll, D.D, of Victoria Presbyterian church. Following the service was another conducted by the Stanley Lodge, No. 426, A. F. and A.M.,, and a third by the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers and Firemen, in which tribute was paid to the deceased. The cortege then proceeded to Brampton cemetery by motor. The pall-bearers were members of Stanley Masonic Lodge, with which the late Mr. Kennedy had been affiliated. The chief mourn- ers were his widow, his mother, Mrs .Anne Kennedy, Detroit, Mich.; two brothers, Gordon of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Robert of Guelph, Ontario, and two sisters, Mrs. Grace Garbutt, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs .A. Cook, Mount Dennis. Many telegrams, letters and other messages of condolence were received expressing the sympathy of friends out of town. There was also a wealth of floral tributes. TUG IS SIGHTED BATTLING ICE FIELD (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Port Colborne, Ont., April 10.-- First sighted late yesterday. three miles west of here and about a mile from shore, a tug thought to be from Port Maitland this morn- ing was battling the barrier of ice. which is jammed many feet deep outside the local harbor. The name of the tug was not learned, Johnston, |° No Inquestin The Tragedy At Harmony There will be no inquest held at resent igto the death of Walter orthop and Miss Helen Wright of Petesboro, Crown Attorney McGibbon informed The Times this morning. The only possibility of an inquest being held is if the body of Miss Wright is found, and then there would be 2 meet- ing of all those concerned before one is finally decided upon, he said. The body of Walter Northop was released by Coroner Dr. F. J. Rundle a few days ago and was taken to Peterboro where inter- ment took place yesterday after- noon. NEW ANGLE T0 PURCHASE OF BUS LINES Huge Corporation Just Beaten in Effort to Gain Footing in Toronto DEALS ARE COMPLETED Toronto to Oshawa Busses to Operate as T.T.C. Service Tomorrow (Special to The Times) Toronto, April 10--A drama- tie story of how a billion dollar Quebec monopoly was just edged out by the Toronto City Coun- cil's sanetion of the purchase of four bus lines, including the Del Ray and Collacut Bus Lines from Toronto to Oshawa, by the Tor- onto Transportation Commission, is published by an afternoon newspaper today. This story says that the corporation, with which are linked interests representing the Montreal Tramway Company, the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company, the British Columbia Railway and the Hamilton Street Railway Company, was barely countered in its move to enter this city, the centre of public ownership in Canada. Deals Completed Toronto, Ont. April 10--General Manager BP. W. Harvey of the T.T.C. settled before noon today with the Highway-Queen bus line to Brampton price $50,000, the first of the five lines authorized by council actually to be paid for and taken over. He announced' that the T.T.C. will secure physical possession to- night and that the buses will run as a T.T.C. service commencing tomor- row morning. T.T.C. Service Tomorrow The same announcement was made with regard to the two lines to Oshawa, purchase of which at $120,000 and $170,000 respectively was completed at noon hour. Mr. Har- vey, said, however, that while these buses will operate as a T.T.C. service tomorrow, the Scarboro Radial from Birchmount to Westhill will not be abandoned until a later date, ; The Collacut line, which is selling its Toronto-Oshawa business to. the T.T.C, but retaining its Toronto- Belleville business (with no fare-col- lecting privileges for the Toronto- Oshawa trip) has purchased a route from Belleville to Kingston and will therefore operate the whole 152 miles from Toronto to Kingston in future. EXCEPTIONAL FEATURES IN BR. ELECTIONS Amendment to . Witchcraft Act Requested by Fed- eration of Spiritualism (By George Hambleton, C. P. Staff rrespondent) b London, April 10--~While the poli- tical phophets endeagor to forecast the government elecfion programme which Premier Stanley Baldwin will unfold 'on April 18, advices indicate some unusual side issues will figure ih the battle at the polls. The In- ternational Federation iof Spiritual- ism would bring spirittdalism into the fight. They want an amendment to the Witchcraft Act, passed 193 years 1ago, in which it is virtually claimed BUDGET DEBATE MAY BE CLOSED THIS AFTERNOON Premier King Urges Cool- Headed Attitude to U.S. Tariffs | REFERS TO WATERWAY Announces Intention of the Government to Increase British Preference (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, April 10.--The unexpect- ed interjection into the budget de- bate of additional speakers last night -« prevented a division. Throughout the day, the opinion among the major groups was that a vote on the U.F.A. sub-amend- ment, the Conservative . amend- ment and the main motion would take place yesterday evening. It is now expected that the division will occur this afternoon, Premier King Speaks Ottawa, April 10.--The attitude which the Government of Causue will assume towards the United Stales on tariff matters was indi- cated by Premier Mackenzie King yesterday. Canada will assume a '"'cool-headed attitude." "It is not a red-bloodea attitude that is needed at the present mo- ment so much as a coolheaded at- titude," asserted the Prime Minis- ter, addressing his remarks amrect- ly to the Conservative opposition. "And a cool-headed attitude is the attitude which this administra- tion has taken with regard to all tariff matters from the time it came into office, and that is the attitude which we intend to take during the time we are serving the people in the posts which we now occupy." . St. Lawrence Waterway Mr. King made direct reference to the St. Lawrence waterway in the ocurse of his address. "lI want to make this rurther position clear," he stated to the (Continued on page. 5) Child Fatally Scalded Saskatoon, Sask.--As a result of serious burns received when she fell into a tub of boiling water, 3-year- old Elsie Goller, of Cudworth died today. CONVICT MAKES HIS ESCAPE FROM MENTAL HOSPITAL Still at Large After Getting Out of Institution at Guelph (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Guelph, April 10.--Paul Melanger, an inmate of the mentally defective ward of the Ontario Reformatory, escaped from the institution early to- day and is still at large, in spite of the fact that a posse of guards are scouring the country in search of him. He has never shown signs of being dangerous, but was merely un- der observation at the local institu- tion to which he came from Stoney Mountain Penitentiary. His absence was not noticed for half an hour af- ter he made his get-away. MOTORIST RELIEVED OF RESPONSIBILITY Cochrane, April 10--James Gib- son, South Porcupine, was exonerat- ed last night by a jury of the sup- reme court, of all responsibility in connection with a collision on the Timmins highway last July, when Mrs. Lorenzo Zigliotti was fatally in- iured and her husband and Angelo Artuso were hurt. The three were riding on a motorcycle with a side car when they collided with Gibson's car. Zigliotti and Artuso brought a suit for $35,000 against Gibson. tnere are no spirits and that anyone claiming communication with the spirit world is merely pretending! and this pretence under the act in- volves a penalty. Others talk on Sunday theatres for London as a local sideline in the campaign. Undeterred by their lack of suc- cess in the North midlothian by- election some weeks ago members of the Scottish Nationalist party are Rlanning to contest a number of Scottish seats on the issue of home rule for Scotland. And again there will be Commun- ist candidates. Four are expected to run in' the various divisions of Lan- arkshire, Scotland. A woman com- munist candidate has been adopted in the Mansfield division of Notting- hamshire, one of the two seats vac- ant at present, F. H. Varley, Labor Mcmber, having died recently, 3 LI i New Bus Line Interests Knotty Problem For the Diplomats Washington, April 10. -- Secre- tary Stimson of the state depart- ment late - yesterday washed his hands of Washington's social row, placing upon the diplomatic corps the full responsibility for the seat- ing of Mrd. Edward Everett Gann, sister and designed hostess of Vice- President Curtis, at diplomatic dinners. Answering the protest of the vice-president against the ruling of former Secretary Kellogg that Mrs. Gann ranked below the wives of foreign ministers at the dinners, Mr. Stimson said the problem was one for the diplomats and not for the state department to decide. REBELS IN MEXICO ARE NOW UNITING FORCE IS CONCENTRAT.- ING IN NORTHERN PART OF COUNTRY Rebels Flocking to Join Army of General Esco- bar in Sonora (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Naco, Ariz, April 10.--General J. Gonzalo. Escobar, revolutionary commander-in-chief, assumed per- sonal command of the rebel ar- mise in Sonora today as his forces, retreating from Chihuahua and Sinaloa, came pouring into the state from' two directions, Appar- ently they were heading for Naco, Sonora, held by a little garrison of federal soldiers. General Ascobar arrived at Agua Prieta, 16 miles east of here, last night by aeroplane, having flown from Casas Grandes, Chihug- hua. He was met by General Fau- sto Topete, rebel commander. To- bete's troops remained encamped just south of the garrison. / Behind Escobar was his Chihua- hua army, the advange guard of which was reported to be moving through Pulpito Pass, the only convenient route through the mountians that divide Chihuahua and Sonora. On the other side of Naco, rebel (Continued on page 5) DAWES IS FORMALLY NAMED AMBASSADOR (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Washington, D.C., April 10.-- Formal announcement of the ap- pointment of former Vice-Presi- dent Dawes as Ambassador to Great Britain was made today at the White House. STORM DESTROYS COUNTY BRIDGES Rural Municipalities Will Have Heavy Expense in Replacement Toronto, April 10.--A period of reconstruction lies ahead of many of the rural municipalities as a result of damage to bridges and roads cau- sed by the recent storm. The cost of replacing and repairing bridges in Scarboro township will run as high as $12000 and the cost of putting washed-out roads in good shape will increase this total considerably. The township of North York is faced with an expenditure of approx- imately $10,000 for repairs to the dam at the pump house and replacement of bridges. East York township es- caped with little damage and only $500 will be spent on repairing the retaining wall at Massey and Wood- bine avenues. No estimate of the damage in Mark ham and Pickering has as yet been compiled, but it is certain the cost of repair work will total many thou- sands of dollars, A major portion of the cost for bridges will be borne by the CP.R. a Assistant Engineer E, M. Baird of Scarboro township stated last night that several wooden bridges in the municipality, damaged by the storm, would he repaired but that a new concrete bridge would be constructed at Ellesmere to replace Thompson's flood waters, bridge which was swept away by q Announcement Belleville Bus Line is Acquired by Collacutt of this City Made at Belleville That the Anglin Bus Line, Operating from Kingston to Belleville Has Been Purchased at a Cost of $40,000 WILL EXTEND SERVICE EAST TO KINGSTON Uncertain As Yet As to Whether Toronto or Oshawa Will be the West ern Terminus of the New Service to be Operated by Collacutt Bus Lines Coincident' with the announce« ment that the Toronto Transporta< tion Commission was given author- ity to purchase the Collacutt Bus Lines from Oshawa to Toronto by, the Toronto city council last night, comes a further statement from ' Belleville that the Collacutt Lines have purchased the Anglin Bus Line from Belleville to Picton, No confirmation of the report of the purchase of the Anglin Lines, nor any statement as to. the sale to the T.T.C. could be obtained in this city by The Times today, as Mr. Collacutt left early for To- tronto and could not be reached by long distance telephone. The sale to the Toronto Trans- portation Commission includes only the Toronto-Oshawa service. Mr, Collacutt, - according to Lhe Belleville despatch, will keep his headquarters in Oshawa and centra tario bus line services, His pir chase of the Anglin line gives him a line from Belleville to Kingston, and he will thus have, if only the Toronto-Oshawa service is sold, lines running from Oshawa to Cé- bourg, Belleville and Kingston, from Whitby to Lindsay, and from Belleville to Picton. Several new buses have been purchased recent= ly by Mr. Collacutt for the im- provement of his facilities, it is understood. The following article appearcd in yesterday's Belleville Ontario regarding the new deal: "The Collacutt Bus Lines of To- ronto has acquired the Anglin Bus line completing the purchase yes- terday afternoon and the line ac quired will be incorporated into the Collacutt Bus Lines at an early (Continued on Page 2) PREMIER BALDWIN 10 ANNOUNCE HIS ELECTION PROGRAM Some New Features for Cons servative Party Are Considered Likely Press Staff Correspondent) (By George Hambleton, Canadian London, April 10.--The Con= servative party's election program to be announced by Premier Stan- ley Baldwin in London April 18 is expected to cover these points: (1)--Extension of the scheme of safeguarding of industries, (2)--A scheme for clearance of slums. (3)--Empire development by in< creased acilities for migration. (4)--Development of roads. Sir Thomas Inskip, attorney-gens eral, in a speech last night hinted thatthe Conservative party would also promise enlargement of oppor- tunities for people to become vol- untary contributors to the pensions scheme. Suggestions also receiving fur= ther currency in political circles are that Rt. Hon, Neville Chamberlain, now minister of health, will prob ably be the next chancellor of the exechequer in the event of the gov=- ernment being returned, with the present chancellor, Rt. Hon. Winse ton Churchill, as head of a new des partment of employment, - Bird and Animal Trade is Cut Off (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Canberra, Australia, April 10,-- Hon. H. H. Gullett, Dominion Min~ ister of Customs, announced today that no further. permits. would be granted for export of Australian birds and animals for profit. He added the decision would not affect the ex- change of specimens between zoologi= . seas, cal gardens in Australia and over- om -- Sam -- his activities on the Eastern On-