Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 14, 1929, Winnipeg, Manitoba I Manitoba free press wednesday August 14, 1929 continued irom Pace committee As the first meeting of delegates from the Powers directly in id evacuation. Premier by Lance talk again tomorrow with ills military advisers As to the earliest Date on which the French think evacuation can be completed. Evacuation a a Date very near at hand depends on agreement in the financial committee upon the Dos tribute la Cong the allies or the plan annuities and upon the debated question of German deliveries in kind. Great Britain has raised objections to the treatment or both these subjects in the plan. The offers made Chancellor Snowden by the French Are supposed to involve German payments which Ger Many will be asked to add to unconditional payments. This will leave prance with her present share of annuities that can be commercialized while to at least hair of the needed to make the annuities satisfactory to the British. The British will Benefit by the conversion of the abandoned French annuities into unconditional payments. The tentative agreement in the political committee has had a consider Able effect on the Progress of the financial negotiations. With the French meeting the i German views on evacuation it is held that the British Are bound to j Strain every Point to make agreement i the financial committee possible. William Graham president of the Board of Trade in the abbr govern ment and a Delegate at the Hague said to the press today that proposals to modify the system of deliveries in kind to meet British objections were under discussion. The transformation which the con Ference has undergone since saturday when it was threatened with a com plete break Down was very Clear today. Everybody talked not of firm unflinching determinations or air. dem ands but of How Dif Ferent viewpoints could be brought to j Gether. 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Sentoku former i minister of railways has been appoint jct president of the South Man i cd nubian railway to succeed president j Yamamoto resigned it was announced Here today. The South manchurian i is controlled by japanese interests. I i i 1 August Zipper an immigrant from i Germany told magistrate b. Noble in City police court yesterday Tuat he did not want to work. So he was sentenced three months in jail and in the meantime arrangements for his deportation to his native land will i be made. Special Cable to the free press by Henry Somerville London Axil. Is expected that the Cotton employers will accept arbitration. They Are bound to Naze that the rank and file of work ers would not submit to a wage reduction a unless decreed by arbitration even if recommended to do so by their own leaders. Women workers according to All accounts Are even More determined than men. Employers must realize that it is now a Case either of arbitration or a fight to a finish and some or the employers would be finished very soon. Lancashire employers Are More famous for individualism1 than i Solidarity. Several Mills have already reopened flt unreduced rates of wages i because orders for goods have been celled. Messes. Charles seasons spinners of bbl Toh reopened yesterday saying they could no longer afford to lose orders. They made remark that other Mills could sell from Stock if they had orders. This bears out the Contention of labor leaders that employers generally wanted stoppage be cause they. Were overstocked but of course they Wou a not want stoppage to be prolonged or orders would be diverted to foreign competitors. Stoppage Lias not yet caused any shortage of supplies. Employers have Given their reply to the argument that reduction in wages by twelve and half per cent would reduce cloth prices Only by a negligible amount. 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While she had been under medical attention for the past few years she appeared to be about usual last night when she relived taut when her husband arose this j found she had passed formerly morning he away. Mrs. Metcalfe who was Annie Mary Henderson was bom Barrie ont., 55 years ago. She came to Manitoba with her parents in 1882 and in 1b04 married or. Metcal e. She was a member of Grace Church Tak ing part in the various activities of the Church. Besides her husband she is survived by one son. William at present in College at Madison one daughter. Owen at Home. Ten be Sisters mrs. Mcewan of Portage mrs h. W. Stuart of and mrs j. H. Mali o. Of Winnipeg and or e Brothers Douglas Henderson " Sdale sask. W. 0. Henderson and i in orce Henderson of Winnipeg also survive. Her father. William Hender son also survives. Funeral arrange ments have not been completed put will be private from the residence. Continued irom Page Lake and South the grass River when the wind changed and drove the flames toward their Camp. Rain threatened so the Meu decided to Tarry awhile on their property. However they were forced to flee with their personal be after crossing a seven mile Muskeg they found shelter in the Bay of a Lake. Dangerous proportions Kenora. Ont. Aug. Sturge i. Like fire is assuming dangerous proportions and has been Gress in the direction of in the c.n.r., being a two mile Muus of this Point. Big gangs of men Are lighting to. Keep it from the Railroad and with a change wind now coming boisterously from the Northwest it is la Lely that any grave danger to Heddle to will be avoided. Settlers Homes in the Vicinity Are in grave danger of destruction some of them Only being Short distances from the flames. New fires Are reported in the Rainy River District and despite a heavy rain of some three hours duration Early this morning and a slight drizzle to Jay conditions Are no better. Con j tenuous heavy Rains Only will bring re Lief red Lake Ilell Evert i i 51 cams Lookout. Out., aug. That Forest fires that have been raging in Northwestern Ontario for the. Past months will be extinguished by rain was raised today when wireless messages were received stating rain j had fallen generally Over most of the j North and South of this Point. F it continues for Days it is be Lloyed the continuous combat of Forest Are will be ended. A report received today from As far North As woman Lake stating heavy Rains had fallen there and the rainstorm is travelling in an East Erly direction from Manitoba there is reason to Hope the fires menacing development valued at More than at red Lake have been Oxton gushed As Well As the fires encircling the cat Lake Region. Trail b.c., aug. 12. Provincial police today Are calling upon every available Man to fight Forest fires sweeping along the International Border. Calls were sent out yesterday and during the night for More men in the speech Creek and Pend Oresile districts where continued dry weather is making worse a condition Ireacy. Sex j to vernely hazardous. High winds whip Ped the flames out of control. Fires Are burning to the East West and South i of Trail though none of them Are the City. In flames associated press despatch Seattle wash., aug. Of men today were believed the upper hand Over Forest fires which were menacing millions of acres of Timber in the Pacific Northwest Forest Protection officials reported the Situa Tion showed signs of improvement. Reports brought news of the second death in a week due Forest fires c. S. 35, of Sedro Wooley was killed Whert a 125-Joot burning Snag he was guarding fell on him a thousand acre fire near Haney b. -c., was raging ii controlled after sweeping Over Golden ears Mountain and Golden Valley. In the Colville National Forest and Eastern Washington 450 men were extending their lines to halt the Barnaby Creek fire. Of v Arden memorial service proves impressive event Arden Man., August annual memorial service was held at to note grounds on. Sunday afternoon when some veterans marched from the . Hall to the scene of the ceremony where a crowd of several Hundred was assembled. Jno. Mcmurchy acted As chairman. Capt. Hob Anson of Gladstone had charge of the devotional exercises a Union choir under the direction of m. E. Bough ton. Led in the singing and also gave a suitable Anthem. Mrs o. H. Ruttan gave a Solo. In flan Ders and addresses were Goren by capt. Mckinnon. Of Macgregor capt. Or. E. H. Whelpley of Angus vie and h. Dyer of my Nedosa. All paid tribute to the men did their part overseas and emphasized the need of. 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