Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, August 01, 1949

Issue date: Monday, August 1, 1949
Pages available: 24
Previous edition: Saturday, July 30, 1949

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 01, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10 Winnipeg free monday August 1, 1949 transport hearing Export rates subsidies Hurt Quebec., says by Shane Mac at Quebec aug. 1 special Export freight rates on Wester brain and subsidies under the maritime freight rates act injured commercial interests in the City of Quebec Hon. C. G. Powe wartime minister of National de Fence for air fold the Royal com Mission on transportation Here sat urday. Or. Power appeared on Behal of the Canada and Gulf Termina railway a 38-mile privately owne line running from Mont Joli t Gaspe Basin. Bottled by Orwige crush limit 3d in an Intro Lectory statement to the railway s Brief lie said the maritime and Eastern Grain rates had done serious injury and damage to the Industry and Commerce of the City of que que Beckers were agitated Over the fact functions some of their historic As an Export port and distribution Centre had been transferred to maritime ports As a re sult of the Grain rates and the maritime subsidy carried past our the subsidy involves a 20 per cent reduction on maritime internal and outgoing shipments on lines East of. Levis que Western Grain instead of being shipped from Quebec was now being carried past our doors an other 650 Miles to Saint John at he same the loss of this business had been aggravated by the fact that maritime industries enjoying the 30 per cent freight rate Cut could compete in St. Lawrence South Shore markets which had historically be longed to Quebec. The Brief asked repeal of the subsidy act of 1903. Under the it the company had been granted Federal construction sub Idy in return for providing service or government mail men Anc supplies at rates arbitrarily set y the department using the greatest measure possible As constituting the sole Means of granting All parts Canad equitable treatment and As Bein the Best method to facilitate the Exchange of commodities Bette be the different parts of the country to encourage Industry and agric Ture and Foster the devel Olimen of Export the commission will hold its next hearing in Montreal tues Day. Regional hearings will he concluded in Toronto at the end of the week. After a month s recess the com Mission will hold a Short sitting i St. Johns nfld., in mid september and toward the end of october will hear final arguments from Rai Way. And provincial counsel at o Tawa. 7 armies invade Kansu province in chinese War Canton aug. 1 communists have invaded Kanji province in moslem controlled Northwest China with seven armies official despatches said today. The red forces under command of Gen. Peng Teh Hwai moved int. Kansu from Shenski province with an estimated to men. Peng is Deputy commander in chief of red China s armies. The offensive against the moslem stronghold was announced after the nationalists reported both gains and losses yesterday in the fighting for the vital Hunan province Rice bowl in South Central China. Thay acknowledged communist capture of Changten important trading Centre-100 Miles Northwest of Changsha the provincial capital. The nationalist army spokesman also reported a drive aimed at Cut Ting red Supply lines had stabbed 106 Miles East from the railway that leads South to Canton. Aug. 1 pay less or. Power said the Post office is in Only department which con Ines. To take advantage of the it. Payments for carrying mail re deducted annually from the free per cent interest which the company owes the government on in subsidy. The company objected to the Ost office s arbitrary ral rate fixing and sked that the commission recommend repeal of the obsolete statute. The Only other Brief heard by in commission at its Short que dec hearing was from the Saguenay economic planning an organization of Chico Stirni Busi Essen. The Brief was critical of rail service provided to the Saguenay Region by Canadian National railways and asked for standardization of freight rates on a National scale. The Region claims to have a Ross production of rely in pulp paper and Alum urn. A just and reason Ole rate sche ule. Should be established. Stand production workers Are like Britain to pay less for danish Bacon Copenhagen Reuters Britain will for danish Bacon next year it was officially announced Friday night. The current Price of 5s s45 a hundredweight will be maintained until the end of this year but the 1950 Price will be reduced to 17s, the announcement said. King George i second from colonel in chief of the Irish guards and Field marshal Viscount Alexander of Tunis a colonel in the regiment both wearing full dress guards uniform including Bearskin hats Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mother Mary at bucking Ham Palace wednesday following a presentation by King George of new colors to the. 1st battalion Irish guards. Strike would last Long Ford warns its workers Detroit aug. 1 a Ford Sand increased prices mean fewer a dilation should be recognized in by to be out a Long time if they carry out their strike threat the motor company warned saturday in urging its Michigan work ers to vote no in a state conducted strike poll starting a week from monday. Granting the United automobile workers Union demands would raise labor costs said the Ford House Organ Rouge news increased costs now mean increased prices it s Beautiful it s it s radio phone with automatic record its the Best buy of the new Jet plane wins Birmingha Ivl England aug. 1 of Britain s latest Jiaw Ker p-1040, j saturdays wow a thrilling split 9.9 i second victry in the Kemsley cup air race at Eldon Airport Here. The plane averaged 508 Miles an hour for the four laps of the 20 mile course and also set up the fastest Lap Speed of the Day with 562 mile an hour. New ambassador aug. 1 Magann 51, counsellor at the can Adian embassy in Washington is rumoured As the next Canadian ambassador to Greece. Announcement is expected shortly that he will succeed . L. R. Lafleche now in route to Australia to be come High commissioner. Sales. That Means fewer president Walter Reuther of the . Accused Ford of trying to threaten its employees with layoffs if they vote to support their Union and to Back up their just Anc legitimate Romania bans roman Catholic welfare orders Bucharest Ang. 1 a Romania monday dissolved Allro Man Catholic welfare orders. There Are 15 such orders in Romania the Best known being the French order of St Vincent de Paul. The orders Are devoted to Charity Hospital and social work among roman catholics. Catholic priests monks and nun enrolled in the orders were told to choose within 15 Days whether they will retire to three Cloisters and two monasteries assigned to them enter an. Old age Asylum or quit their orders and join the Lay pubic applying for jobs at local employment bureaus. The decree was published in official government bulletin. Siege raised at Shanghai Shanghai aug. 1 bup the chinese yielded at 6.30 o disc funded chinese formerly employed by the . Navy promised to lift their siege of the american consulate today and Transfer Bonus pay negotiations to a downtown office building. Agreement to lift the siege was reached sunday night after consulate administrative officer Reu Ben r. Thomas and two other had been held prisoners in the consulate for 59 hours. The siege started it 7.30 . Friday. Or. Thomas refused to negotiate a Bonus pay settlement with the chinese under duress and they were unable to break him Down daring 24 hours of psychological treatment con sisting of continuous question ing or sleep. Clock sunday night. A majority of several score besiegers withdrew irom the consulate Entrance and Halls leaving a Token Force of 24. These were scheduled to remain unto talks started downtown. It was agreed the first talks would open at 9 . Today. The former employees mostly coolies were Given one month s pay by the Navy when they were Dis charged april 27. 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