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Gi Growing * Newspaper in a Growing City i The Osh: aa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer VOL. | INO. 32 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1932 yy Timex PROBS. North West Winds, Fair and Warm Today and Tuesday. f PRICE THREE CENTS SIX SIX PAGES BOARD REJECTS TENDERS FOR COAL Children To Have Half-Holiday To Attend Oshawa Fair| GENEROSITY OF OSHAWA HOME PROMPTS APFEAL ON BEHALF BOARD OF EDUCATION ALSO SPONSORS ESSAY CONTEST ON BIG EVENT Decision to Co-operate in Movement to Make Osh- awa Fair a Success Was Made at Last Night's Meeting FOUR TEACHERS HAVE RESIGNED Insurance Carried by Board of Education To Be Re stricted to Canadian and British Companies in Future The first regular meeting of the Board of Education since June 27 was held last aight in the board room of the Collegiate and Vocational. Although the meeting lasted for some consider- able time, the greater part of this was taken up in committee work. When the meeting con- vened the accounts of the various committees were passeu as read and ordered passed on io the fin- ance committee for approval and payment, Holiday For Fair It was decided thal Tuesday September 13, would be a half holiday in the schools of tha city in order to give the cnildien a chance to attend the 3>uth On- tario Agricultural Fair a. alex- andra Park, this step being taken im an effort to help the movement t'> ensure the success of the 1932 12, Messrs. C, F. Cannon and . E. O'Neil will be asxed to co- Seats with the fair joard in having essays written by the stu- _dents on "What we have seen at the Fair." The opening da's for the schools was not decided upon the matter being left in the hands of a specia] comusittee, in which the public school inspecior and Principal O'Neil, will be includ- ed. Teachers Resign The resignations of four teach- ers were received and accepted. The teachers leaving the employ of the board are Miss Louise Sehnick, Miss Mildred Adair, Miss Pearl Sonley and Mus Theressa McEachren, * It was decided that the insur- ance carried by the board would be distributed among legitimate agents, all of whom represented Canadian or British compan-es. The Central Ratepayers' Asso- ciation was granted the use of Centre Street School for the ho'd- ing of meetings up until October 1, after which date they must make suitable arrangements for paying the janitor and the izat- ing costs. Rout of Bed-Bugs Has Been een Complete The police quarts quarters are again fit for habitation, the fumigaticn process, in an effort to get rid of a plague of bed-bugs, having ended successfully in the slaugh- ter of millions of these trouble- some pests. This morning the station and cells were being thor- oughly cleaned out, and this was necessary, for the slain bed-bugs were to be seen in every corner in their tens of thousands. The chemical used seemed to have been .very effective, judging by the evidence as seen by The Times this morning. Snain reports the development of an everlasting orange. If not pick- ed whe, ripe it reverts back to the green state, to ripe, again the fol- lowing season, thus making it the ideal lazy man's crop.--Los Angeles Times. Supervisors of Pool Changed Three of the four supervisors who have been in charge of Rn- tary Pool and playground up to the present were introduced as guests at the Rotary Club yester- day. A. W. Armstrong who in- troduced them, said they were students of the Genera] Motors Institute.of Technology, who have been posted to the local plant, and they were now returning to the institute at' Flint, Michigan. They were Ray Lambert, Paul Wallace, and Joseph Bascom. Mr. Armstrong said that, in spile of the weather conditions, thz2 pool and playground have been splendidly attended, the dal'y average for the season so far be- ing eight hundred. Other Gen- eral Motors students wil] be ap- pointed to act as supervisors for the balance of the season. LOCAL DENTISTS AT CONVENTION Distinguished Gathering Is Assembled in Toronto This Week Most of the dentists of Oshawa are in Toronto at the Royal York attending a joint convention of the tal Societies. This is the first occasion that the British Associa- tion has ever visited Canada in a body, so that it is an unique event. The president of the British Association will represent his asso- ciation, and a party of approximate- ly one hundred dentists and their wives are to be the guests of the Canadian and Ontario Dental Soci- eties from Monday, August 8, to Frid- -. August 12, The American Dental Society has also been invit- ed, and it is represented by its president, (Dr. Walter Dewey. Dr. C. N. Johnson and Dr, Don Galley, two Canadians who have for many years been in practice in Chicago, will also attend 'the con- vention. Dr, Johnson was a student of Drs, Patterson and Fenton, who practised the profession for many years in Oshawa. He was borp at Blackwater, and was a gold medal- list at the Royal Canadian Dental College of Ontario. He has a world- wide reputation, and is an authority in dental surgery. The preceptor of Dr. F. L. Henry, of Oshawa, Dr. George Northcroit, president of the British Dental Association, Dr. C. N. Johnson, and Dr. Webster, former dean of the Royal Canadia,, Dental Society, will receive the doctor of laws degree at a special convocation of the Uni- versity of Toronto during the con- vention, Through the generosity of the General Motors of Canada, one of their beautiful cars has been placed at the disposal of the president of the British Dental Association dur- ing the conference. Dr. F. LI. Henry of Oshawa, is honorary president of the conven- tion this year. GIRL'S BODY FOUND (By The Canadian Press) Niagara Falls, N.Y., Aug. 9.-- The body of a girl was taken from the Niagara River at the foot of Grand Island early yesterday afternoon by United States bor- der patrolmen, Coroner W. L. Draper said that the body had been in the water only a short time and was clothed only in a bathing suit, Stocks, Bonds And Commodities Surge Upwards In New York, Aug. 9 -- The most violent upswing in cotton in more than two years, the swiftest trading in stocks in nearly two years, and the sharpest advance in bonds in two months marked the big pull push in leading United States finan- cial markets yesterday. " Cotton surged up more than $5 a bale, as the Government estimated this year's crop far below the av- erage of recent years and Wall Steet quickly recalled that a short crop in that staple in 1921 was an important factor in boosting the markets out of the post-war depres- sion, Stocks met three successive waves of profit-takinz, and the last one vas sufficient to reduce the day's xtrema advances substantially, bin any leading issues closed $1 to §6 New Burst of Activity a share higher, and the turnover of 5,554,380 was the largest since Oc- tober of 1930. At the best prices, when many stocks were up $2 to $8 a market which would have gladen- ed the hearts of the bulls even in the prosperity days of 1929, A wide range of staples particu- pated in the advance. Wheat fu- tures at Chicago advanced 1% tol¥ cents a bushel, getting up roughly 10 cents from the year's low. Hides were a bull feature of the New York futures markets, advancing 3- 10 to 5-10 of a cent a pound, in the largest turnover in nine months, ag- gregating 4,600,000 pounds! Butter and eggs reached new highs for the movement at Chicago, and in New York advances were registered by rubb-r, silk, copper, silver, raw sugaf, coffee and cocoa, British, Canadian and Ontario Den~ (BUSY PROGRAM FOR WEEK STARTS AT LEGION CAMP Boys Making Preparations For Athletic Meet on Thursday Their enthusiasm and enjoy- ment unimpaired by the rain yes- terday afternoon and evening, the sixty boys at the Canadian Legion camp have started on a busy week of outdoor activity for their last week at the Kiwanis camp at Ked- rom, Yesterday's sporting pro- gram was completed, and the boys had had a glorious hike to the woods before the rain came, and in the evening, they hdd their usu- al camp fire program, with sing- song, in which they were taught some special Legion camp songs, and their war gtory, by M. Hood, before going to rest for the night. This mornig a start was made on a horse-shoe pitching tourna- ment, divided into junior and sen- for sections, and thig afternoom, at four o'clock, a program of aquatic contests is being run off in the fine swimming pool at the camp, much work having been done on the dam yesterday to en- sure a fine pool for the occasion. The boys are looking forward to their camp athletic meeting on Thursday afternoon of this week, whem an extensive program of contests, with juior and senior athletic medals as the chief awards, will be conducted. A spe- cial race track is being laid out, and the camp star is arranging for a keenly-contested meet. It is likely that the provincial presi- dent of the Legion, Lt.-Col. F, J. Picking, and a number of provin- cial representatives, will be here for this occasion, and the citizeng of Oshawa are cordially invited to be present. There will also be a special prize night on Friday, when all the awards won by the boys dur- ing their stay in camp will be pre- sented, the chief. being the hand- some silver medal donated by R. N. Bassett for the best all-round boy i the camp. Few Mishaps At Nurse, However, Frequent- ly Has to Assume Role of Peacemaker Where there are hundreds of chil- dren playing there are bound to be minor accidents, such as bruised knees, cuts, and scratches, and there are bound to be little disagreements and quarrels, that have to be set- tled. It is the job of Miss Helen Ratty, a graduate nurse of the Osh- awa General Hospital, to attend to the minor injuries and to settle the quarrels that arise among the amny children that take advantage of the playground and swimming-pool at (Continued on page 3) Canadian Pacific Defers Dividend Montreal, Aug, 9.»-The divi- dend on the common siock of Canadian Pacific Railway for the first six months of 1932 is no* being paid at present. Directors yesterday announced their deci- sion to defer consideration of this dividend untij the full year s earnings are known. The cus.uoms- ary half-yearly dividend on the company's preferred stock was declared, the payment being two per cent., being at a rate of four per cent, annually, Suggestion For Tourists' Camp An interesting suggestion, which has some merit in it, has arisen out of the editorial which appeared in The Times a few days ago, regard- ing the lack of proper facilities at the Oshawa tourist camp. It has bee, suggested to The Times that the tourist camp should be moved back to the ground formerly occu- pied by the buffalo enclosure, be- hind the row of large white stones which now forms the southern boundary of that area. The build- which was formerly the buffalo house, but which has now been thoroughtly cleaned out, could be remodelled to make an excellent camp kitchen, and toilet facilities installed nearby. It was stated that all the building would require would be a proper floor, wall covering of beaver board or some such material inside, shingles on the roof and paint on the outside walls. It would then be in good condition for the installation of such stoves and sinks as were felt necessary. This suggestion wos made to The Times in good faith, in the hope that 't might be considered by the board of park commissioners, The Rotary Pool | OF CHILDREN'S AID ARDS A story of great human inter- est, and containing a strong ap- peal, was handed to The Times this morning by Ora M. Alger, superintendent of the Oshawa and Ontario County Caildren's Aid Society, Here it is, just as he gave it to The Times: "A lady telephoned the loca! superintendent of the Children's Aid Society on Monday morning, and this is what she sald, or as nearly as we can remember: " 4 would like to give twn little girls a holiday for a week, in my home, I don't want girls whose parents are able to give them a holiday, but girls who are not likely to have a holiday of any kind unless I give them one. Can you send me two such girls?' "We quickly responded, 'Yes'. I knew I could get two little girls from our Children's Home but I thought of many other children outside of our beautiful 'Home' on Centre Street; child- ren whose parents would like to give them a holiday but can't because of these hard and diffi- cult days. "We thought of our public health nurses who go into uso many homes in our city and at once put this question to then. They quickly thought of ote little girl, then another; in a short time two littte girls and their mothers had been inter- viewed and you should have seen the faces of ~ all, illuminated as they were, with joy and pleasure at the prospect of spending a few days under such happy surround- ings. x "What a flood of joy and hap- piness could be let loose if a number of our homes would open their hearts and doors as this lady had done to give a few holi- dayg to children who will nct otherwise have a holiday this year. "If this old world is ever to be filled with peace and joy and goodwill, we wil all need to get busy. This is the best way ou earth to get rid of our exclusive- ness, our selfishness, our jeal- ousy and al} such hateful stuff '"We get back in re-doubled measure what we give, "By the way, the Chidren's Ail Society, has charge of a very fine little baby gir] about six months old, who would bring a world of joy into any home. Marjorie is one of the finest little tots in the world and she needs a nice home very badly. What mother heart will come forward and say 'Give me this child,' Mali] your request or come and see Mr. O. M. Alger Local Superintendent of th: Children's Aid Society of the County of Ontario, Oshawa. Phone addresses, Office 336, and House 944W or address P.O. Box 321, Oshawa." ROTARIAN GAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF CONVENTION Mel. Hutchinson Was the Speaker at the Local Luncheon Yesterday Mel. Hutchinson, president of the Toronto Rotary Club, and adver- tising manager for the. trade pub- lications of the Hugh C. McLean Publications of Toronto, was the speaker at yesterday's luncheon of the Oshawa Rotary Club. Mr. Hutchinson recently attended the annual convention of Rotary Inter- national at Seattle, and he gave a most enlightening and entertaining account of the proceedings of that gathering. In opening his address, he brought greetings from the Tor- onto Club, which had sponsored the formation of the club in Oshawa, and, in a facetious vein, presented to the club, a large painting of what he termed "the car of the future, This car, he pointed out, had but one cylinder, and was therefore economical in gas consumption, lessened the chance of be' 1.2 caught speeding, and could he sold for $50. He handed the painting ove: to the club, with the suggestion that it be passed on to.General Motors for study. Speaking of the Seattle conven- tion, Mr. Hutchinson stressed the prominent part played in it by Bri- tish and Canadian Rotarians, two of the finest addresses of the gath- ering being given by Canadians an two by Britishers, so that there was a certain amount of pride at- (Continued on page 3) MANY PRIZES FOR OSHAWA HORSED AT SUTTON SHOW R. S. McLaughlin Wins Long String of Notable Awards The line of R. S. horses McLaughlin strong had a remarkable! run of success at the Sutton Horse | Show, held on 'Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. The competition was very keen, but in spite of that, a large share of the chief awards came to the Park- «vod Stables, the complete list of args bemgs as follows: Open Jump--Sahib, 2nd. Saddle Horse, over 15:2-- light, 1st, Novice Middleweight Hunter, -- Thackeray, 1st; River, 2nd. Novice Heavyweight Hunter, -- Rathskamory, 2nd. Best Three Jumpers fer, Sahib, Red Tape). Thoroughbred Hunters--Il Tigre, 1st; Thackeray, 2nd; Sidney W., 3rd. ; Ladies' Saddle Horse -- My light, 1st. Handy Hunters--Red Tape, Ist, Open Middleweight Hunters -- Sharavogue, 2nd; Red Tape, 3rd, Open Lightweight Hunters--El Tigere, 1st; Sidney W., 3rd. Hunt Teams--First and Second. Model Hunters -- El Tigre, 1st; Bey Hodder, 3rd. Pair Jumpers--Second and Sahib). Ladies' Hunter--Sharavogue, 1st. Saddle Horse Stake--My Delight, 1st. My De- First (Luci- De- (Michael BRITISH REPLY TO CANADIAN OFFER ASKS FURTHER TRADE CONCESSIONS Ottawa, Aug. 9.--Prime Minis- ter Bennett yesterday received the British reply to his formal of- fer of last Thursday, in which he proposed to give the United King- dom freer entry into the Cama- dian market for manufactured goods in return for preferences in the British market for Empire wheat, lumber, dairy products, meats, live cattle, and the like. Reply To-day The British answer was deliver- ed to Mr, Bennett at 5 o'clock yes- terday afternoon, and the Domin- fon Cabinet was convened at once for the purpose' of considering it. After council dispersed at 6.25 p.m., Mr. Bennett sald he was unable to reveal the contents of the British note, as it was mark- ed '"'secret." He intimated, how- ever, that the Canadian reply would be delivered to-day. To the statement that the Brit- ish experts who had examined Canada's offer of last Thursday could mot see in it more than $10,000,000 of additional trade in Canada, Mr. Bennett replied that the Canadian tariff experts had calculated the concessions the Domimion offered would have the effect of diverting not less than $50,000,000 of Canadian trade to British producers, and that cculd be very easily sub- stantiated hy any one who would 80 to the Department of National Revenue and make use of the offi- cial figures there available and a couple of adding machines. Asked if his offer of last Thurs- day represented the maximum Canada could contribute in the way of ccmecessions designed to promote Empire trade, Mr. Ben- nett did not feel free to discuss either his. offer or the British re- ply. He said, however, that he would not blame the British Gov- ernment for not wanting to put om food taxes if all they were to gain in Canada by doing so was am ad- ditional market for $10,000,000 worth of manufactured articles. Difficult Path That Canada and the United Kingdom are finding many diffi- culties in the way of a satisfac- tory trade agreement is now ap- parent to every observer at the conference, The British delega- tion seeks from the Dominion tariff reductions which the Cana- dian industries declare they could not survive. Moreover, if the Ben- nett Government conceded all that is asked, the Prime Minister of this country would be repudiat- Ing the very pledges on which he was elected. The "Canada First" policy would be scrapped; the tex- tile industry, which is the chief support of numerous towns and cities like Three Rivers, Magog, Cornwall, Hamilton, Galt and (Continued on page J) CAPTAIN CORSON EXPECTS HIS WIFE TO WIN MARATHON Sees Ruth Tower Corson as Strongest Rival to Margaret Ravior Th' year's marathon swim for women at the Canadian National Exh'bition should develop into a duel between Mar~aret Ravior, last year's winner, and Ruth Tower Cor- son, who finished second, and Cap- tain George Corson, the noted swimming coach when seen by The Times at his camp at Bonniebrae Point this morning, and he favors !s wife to win, "Ruth is swimming faster than ever," he said, "and is in the very pink of condition, * Last year, and in other years, she met with some hard luck, but I look to her to come home in front this year." At the camp, along with Mrs. Corson, 1s Mathilde R. Von Leer, another star swimmer. who, while she favors the shorter distances, will likely be a contestant in the women's marathon, and in the shorter swims at the CN.E, Uambi, the Italian swimmer, who is 'a rather tempermental being, particularly in regard to diet, went to Toronto last night, but is likely to return the camp. Clarence Ross, another outstanding swimmer, also expected at the Corson. camp and others will probably also join it. Last year, Captain Corson coached Isodore Spondor, who came second in the men's swim, but he is uncertain as yet as to whether he will be in the local camp. The - swimmers are taking long turns in the water twice a day, at 11 aam. and 7 pm. A special pier has been built for them just west of the Jubilee Pavilion, and citi.ens of Oshawa will find it very inter- esting to watch these swimmers' in action, ati Chinese | Cabinet net Resigns Crisis Which L Upset Gov- ernment Resulted When Premiership Refused (By The Canadian Press) Shanghai, Aug. 9.---The entire cabinet of the Namking Govern- ment resigned this afternoon. Members of the cabinet in Shang- hai sent a joint telegram to Nan- king, announcing their decision. Members in Nanking joined in the action, This crisis which upset the gov- ernment resulted from failure of efforts to induce Wang Chig-Wei to withdraw his resignation as premier. Wang, president o the ex ecutive, and as guch virtual prime minister, resigned on Saturday. Empire Stickers Being Broadcast The Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce has. received and is distribut- ing to car owners throughout the city an attractive window-shield sticker boosting Empire Trade. The sticker, which has a map of the world in the centre, with Empire countries marked in red, bears the slogan, printed at the top and bot- tom, "Buy Canadian and Empire Products." These stickers were dis- tributed at yesterday's Rotary Club luncheon, and many others have been, sent out by mail to local mot- orists, to be placed on their cars. Shortage of Food Is Seen In Russia (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Aug. 9.--Poor cron prospects in Russia are indicated in the report by districts which the Dominion Bureau of Statistics received by cable from its Lon- don correspondent. Need for Grains "Grain exports," the summary declares, 'are dependent upon the policy of the Soviet Govern- ment andthe urgency of the uead of foreign currency. The country needs all its graing for food, es pecially in view of the continued acute shortage of other food stuffs." Since it was the flood of Ras- sian wheat on the market las an- tumn that broke the prices, the Russian crop prospects are of particular interest to Canada. Last year Russia exported, Lo July 31, 71,000,000 bushels, but the present report indicates that it wily 'reach nothing like those proportiong this year. Science ig utterly incompetert to etplain the existence of 'he world as we know it n)v.--Sir Oliver Lodge, British scientist, Rotarians Fail In Memory Tests A number of local Rotarians fel} down badly in a memory test at yesterday's luncheon of the club. George Hart spousurea tie test, and asked a number of Ro- tariang to stand up and tell who had sat on their right and their left at the last week's meeting of the club. Not one of the num- ber asked to answer this quesiion were able to do so complete.y, although one or two were able Lo tell the name of one of the men who had sat next them a weck ago. Mr. Hart announced another list would be tested mexmt week, but with this advance notice Lhe result is expected to be quite dif- ferent. Incidentally, the singing at yes- terday"s meeting, under the lead- ership of Ross Mackinnon, was unusually hearty and enjoyalle, the members putting plenty of energy and pep into their. songs. Among the guests at the meeting were George B. Van Blaricow, edftor of the Canadian Lumber- man, H. J. Cupper, of the General Motors Corporation, Detroit, and John Harris of Oshawa, BRITAIN TO CURB RUSSIAN TRADE Accord Is Reached on Vital Question of Dumping by Russia (By The Canadian Press) Ottawa Aug. 8.--Great Britain is prepared to take measures to 'correct the Russian situation, ft was Jearned last night from an authoritative source, The unfair competition from the Soviet Re- public, to which Canada and Aus- tralia have taken very strong ex- ception, can be stopped in sevesn! ways: by embargo, by prohibitive tariffs, by a quota, or by auui- dumping regulations, Baldwin, Bennett, Bruce The matter has been uuder consideration by a special suo- committee of three at the Im- peria] Economic Conference, ani agreement has been reached that is satisfactory to Premier Bea- nett and Right Hon, Stanley M. Bruce, head of the Australien delegation. The British delegation at first demurred from the views of the Canadian and Australia leaders and contended the financial en- tanglements of the United King- dom and the Soviet Republic ren- dered it difficult for them to agree to the proposition that trade agreements between the Motherland and the Dominiona were impossible so Jong as th=2 Moscow Government was per- mitted to bedevil the markets for wheat, lumber and other primary vroducts by dumping its goods for any price they would fetch. MAY ORGANIZE PERMANENT BODY FOR EMPIRE TRADE (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Aug. 9--Establishment of a permanent secretariat to deal wiih questions arising out of the Imper- ial Conference is a matter which will be considered before the meet- ing here terminates. This has not vet been placed before the delega- tions in concrete form, but the un- derstanding is that certain discus- sions looking towards such a body have been conducted informally, with much having been said in fav- or of an organization of that char- acter. CALLS NEW TENDERS ON SPECIFICATIONS TO SUIT CANADIAN MINES Board of Education Deter- mined to Make Every Effort to Secure Canadian Coal for Use in Schools FAVOR COAL FROM NOVA SCOTIA MINES New Specifications Are Drawn Up in Accordance With Content of Fuel Mined in Maritime Prov- ince as Trade Gesture The Oshawa Board of Educa- tion is determined to manuvevery effort to secure Canadian coal for use in the schools of Lhe city during the coming winte.:, At last night's meeting of the board, tenders submitted for the sea- son's coal supply were opened. Only one of them was for Cana- dian coal, and as a resu.L it was decided to reject the tende.s, and draw up new specifizaiions, in keeping with the nature of coal mined in Nova Scotia, and cal] for new tenders on tals {ype of fuel, The lump content of the coal required was reduced from sixty per cent. to forty per cent., to make the use of Canadian coal possible, and other require- ments were changed in accord- ance with the standard specifica tions of the Nova Scotia type of fuel, A Trade Gesture "We cannot expect Sydney, Nova Scotia, to buy Oshawa-made automobiles unless we ace pre- pared to give Nova Scotia coaj a chance in Oshawa," was ihe way in which one of the members of the board summed up the situa- tion, in discussing the decisicn with The Times this morn.ng. . Expect Lower Cost The members of the board are now of the opinion that it wi'l be possible to secure Canadian coal of a suitable quality for use in the schools, and at the same time save money for the taxpayers of the city, This, it is believed, can be accomplished on account of the subsidy of $1.00 per ton which is paid by the federa] gov- ernment on the transportation of water-borne coal shipped from Nova Scotia to Ontario. The ap- plication of this subsidy, coupled with the change in specifications will, it is believed, enable the Nova Scotia product to compete on very favorabe terms with United States coal, which hns heretofore been used exclusively in the schools of the city, To Call At Once New tenders for coal wil] ha called for immediately, and will in all probabfty be dealt with at the next mesting of the board, at which the members expect tht it will be possible to let a cun- tract providing, for the first time, for the use of Canadian coal in the se%ools. Bewdley Boy Sent To Reformatory Cobourg, Aug. 9. -- Jack Hib- bard, 16-year-old Bewdley boy, was sentenced here yesterday by Judge L. V. O'Connor to six months determinate and three months indeterminate in the Re- formatory, having been found guilty on a charge of assault by throwing a burning sack into a truck and seriously burning Flora Moore of Bewdley. FIVE INJURED Welland, Aug. 9. -- Two men are in the Welland County Gener- al Hospital seriously injured, and three other persons suffered less serious injuries, as a result of am auth collision on the Welland- Port Colborne Highway near Crowland last night. Ottawa, Aug. 9--The question of free trade in automobiles between Canada and Great Britain is said to be given very serious consideration at the Imperial Conference here. So far, it is understood, Canada has of- fered to allow motorcycles and side- cars in free, but if it should be agreed to. broaden the proposal, 't would be on the basis of an even deal; one country expecting to get as much advantage out of it as the other, 3 The tariff on foreign cars going into Great Britain is 33% per cent. and on Empire-built cars.one-third less, or sligh'ly over 22 per cent. The tariff under the preference on R'tish cars coming into Canada is 15 per cent. and 12% per cent. So 'oth countries would be sacrificing protection. Such a sten would likely open a keep competition by the British Free Trade In Automobiles Being Given Serious Consideration At Conference -- - firms to sell their cars in Canada and the Canadian firms to sell in the United Kingdom, Such a deal would be on the unerstanding that the British content restriction be increased by the British Govern. ment to at least 50 per cent. It is understood that the larger Canadian firms are anxious that Britain in- crease its estrictions in this regard so that Canadian-made cars will not have to compete in the British mars ket with United States cars assem- bled here, Free trade in cars would likely be pleasing to the buyers, both in Canada and Britain. With. the increasing gasoline taxes in Ca- nada, the small British cars, with' 8 more miles to the gallon, som¢ claim, would appeal to Canadians. The bar possibility that Canadian ° firms would move their. plants to ° Britai, and supply Canada trom there must be considered.